On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:14:27 +0200, Maximilian Bräutigam wrote: > You should backup all in / except > /tmp/* > /sys/* > /proc/* > /lost+found/* > /dev/*
That backs up a lot of stuff that isn't needed. As long as you have /etc and /var/lib you can recreate the system. Depending on space vs. time, you may prefer not to backup the gigabytes in /usr that can be recreated by portage (although saving /usr/local is a good idea). > By the way, since a new hdd of one TB is pretty cheap, think about > running your gentoo in a software RAID. Guides: RAID is not an alternative to backups, a corrupted filesystem on a RAID is just as corrupted as if it were on a single disk, you just get extra copies of the corruption. -- Neil Bothwick Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
