FC6 equivalent to Windows System Restore

[linux]

tar I knew about... the rest no... Yes this is what I was pretty much 
looking for... other than my $HOME, what are the important bits to backup?
Thanks,
Ed

Matt Morgan wrote:
> On 12/6/06, linux <linux at celticblues.com> wrote:
>> I finially have my FC6 installation the way i like it.... I am sure at
>> some point in the future, I am going to mess it up though.  In Windows
>> there is the System Restore capability.  How can I achieve the same
>> effect under FC6.  That is, roll back changes that did not work out the
>> way I assumed etc.   Basically, undoing dumb stuff.
>>
>> The best way would be 'Don't do dumb stuff" but being rather new to
>> linux, the fact that what I am about to do is dumb, does not occur to me
>> until after I am through doing it....
>
> You don't really need a "system restore" in linux; settings are all
> stored in files you can back up. There's no registry or anything like
> that. Since you're new to linux, let me direct you to
>
> dd
> tar
> pax
> star
>
> which are all ways to create backups easily. Might not really be what
> you're looking for, or maybe you already know about them, but I'm
> pointing them out just in case.
>