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1.2.3 Bootable Media Builder
Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. The media builder
that installs on Linux creates bootable media based on Linux kernel.
The Universal Restore (p. 5) add-on enables you to create bootable media with the restore to
dissimilar hardware functionality. Universal Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for
the operating system start-up, such as storage controllers, motherboard or chipset.
1.3 Supported operating systems
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Console, Acronis Backup & Recovery
11 Agent for Linux
Linux with kernel 2.4.20 or later (including 2.6.x kernels) and glibc 2.3.2 or later
Various 32-bit and 64-bit Linux distributions, including:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x and 6.x
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and 10.10
Fedora 11, 12, 13, 14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11
Debian 4 (Lenny) and 5 (Etch)
CentOS 5
Before installing the product on a system that does not use RPM Package Manager, such as
an Ubuntu system, you need to install this manager manually; for example, by running the
following command (as the root user): apt-get install rpm
1.4 System requirements
The components installed in Linux
Edition name
Memory (above
the OS and
running
applications)
Disk space required
during installation or
update
Disk space occupied
by the component(s)
Additional
Server for Linux
120 MB
815 MB
475 MB
Screen resolution
1024*768 pixels
or higher
Bootable Media Builder
(Linux)
70 MB
495 MB
270 MB
Bootable media
Media type
Memory
ISO image size
Additional
Linux-based
512 MB
310 MB
2 Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
This section helps answer questions that might arise during the product installation.