# Mabox Linux USB Installer and Backup Utility

**URL:** <https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-linux-usb-installer-and-backup-utility/2169>\
**Category:** Applications\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-linux-usb-installer-and-backup-utility/2169 "2025-02-14T15:32:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shwaybo](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/shwaybo/32/441_2.png) [@Shwaybo](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Shwaybo)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-linux-usb-installer-and-backup-utility/2169/1 "2025-02-14T15:32:03Z")

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I’m working on the “Mabox Linux USB Installer and Backup Utility” written in Python. It should work on most systems.

This Python program provides a streamlined way to download and install Mabox Linux to USB devices while also backing up important system files. It checks for local and online versions of Mabox Linux, manages USB device selection and formatting, and performs efficient backups using rsync.

It can download the latest mabox-linux ISO from sourceforge and then report:

The latest version of mabox-linux is available:  
mabox-linux-25.02-Istredd-250205-linux61.iso

Do you want to download it? (y/n or q to quit)

If you’ve already downloaded the file and it’s in your **/Downloads** directory, the program will detect it. It will then display a list of your connected USB devices and ask if you want to install the file on one of them. You can choose **yes** or **no**. After that, the program can copy your **/home** directory to a USB device of your choice, showing you a list of all available USB devices currently plugged in.

It’s still in development.

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**Author:** ![Shwaybo](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/shwaybo/32/441_2.png) [@Shwaybo](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Shwaybo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-linux-usb-installer-and-backup-utility/2169/2 "2025-04-13T20:30:04Z")

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**Update:** I abandoned the project. I do have a script that works, but I’ve decided to rely on RescueZilla for backing up my system instead. It gives me peace of mind, since I can recover from a complete system failure—as long as I remember to back it up once a week or so before going to bed.