Re: Backup Software

2011-08-12 Thread Chris Davies
Paul E Condon wrote: > writing the include/exclude filter for the underlying rsync is > non-trivial --- should I write an exclude for the private key in .ssh/ > ? Etc. I make a backup of my (work) laptop both to a system at the office (which in turn gets backed up to tape) and to a big drive on a

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-25 Thread Tixy
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 13:41 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:37:34 +0200, lee wrote: > > Gpg is one of the basic programs that should be installed. > > On what OSes? :-) > > > If it isn't, it doesn't hurt to install it. > > Yes, but for backup files I prefer to do not add an e

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-24 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20110722_181654, Siard wrote: > Michael Checca: > > Camaleón: > > > Ethan Rosenberg: > > > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > > > > stand-alone computer? > > > > > > tar + compression > > > > +1 for simplicity :) > > Nowadays' harddisks have plenty of space, s

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-24 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:37:34 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:08:48 +0200, lee wrote: >> >>> Camaleón writes: >>> Encryption at software level adds an extra layer of incompatiblity I prefer to avoid for backups. >>> >>> What is incompatible about crea

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
mark wrote: On Wednesday 20 July 2011 11:52:45 pm Ethan Rosenberg wrote: Dear List - What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a stand-alone computer? I've used mondoarchive for years. It works and is well supported by the author and community. It is NOT GUI based. Th

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread lee
Camaleón writes: > On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:08:48 +0200, lee wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: >> >>> Encryption at software level adds an extra layer of incompatiblity I >>> prefer to avoid for backups. >> >> What is incompatible about creating an archive with tar and then >> encrypting it with gpg?

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:08:48 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> Encryption at software level adds an extra layer of incompatiblity I >> prefer to avoid for backups. > > What is incompatible about creating an archive with tar and then > encrypting it with gpg? Nothing... unless you have

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread lee
Camaleón writes: > Encryption at software level adds an extra layer of incompatiblity I > prefer to avoid for backups. What is incompatible about creating an archive with tar and then encrypting it with gpg? -- http://www.asciiribbon.org/ http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855 http://www.calibur

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:10:34 +0100, Tixy wrote: > On Fri, 2011-07-22 at 15:44 +, Camaleón wrote: >> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:52:45 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: >> >> > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a >> > stand-alone computer? >> >> tar + compression > > tar

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-23 Thread Tixy
On Fri, 2011-07-22 at 15:44 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:52:45 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > > stand-alone computer? > > tar + compression tar + compression + encryption :-) -- Tixy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-22 Thread Siard
Michael Checca: > Camaleón: > > Ethan Rosenberg: > > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > > > stand-alone computer? > > > > tar + compression > > +1 for simplicity :) Nowadays' harddisks have plenty of space, so I would make it even simpler: cp -a -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Checca
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:44:50 -0400, Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:52:45 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a stand-alone computer? tar + compression Greetings, +1 for simplicity :) I've used this method before to complet

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-22 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:52:45 -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > stand-alone computer? tar + compression Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread mark
On Wednesday 20 July 2011 11:52:45 pm Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > Dear List - > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > stand-alone computer? I've used mondoarchive for years. It works and is well supported by the author and community. It is NOT GUI based. This is a m

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread mark
On Thursday 21 July 2011 2:20:26 am lee wrote: > Ethan Rosenberg writes: > > That depends on what you want to back up and what the backup media > is and on a lot of other factors. And what is a stand-alone > computer? A stand alone computer has two legs and no significant other. It is a very s

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread Michel Blankleder
On Thursday 21 July 2011 00:52:45 Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > Dear List - > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > stand-alone computer? > > Thank you. > > Ethan > > Debian 6.0.1a squeeze(sid) To keep synced files, Luckybackup worked for me. M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread Rick Thomas
On Jul 21, 2011, at 10:10 AM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Johann Spies wrote: On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 08:20:26AM +0200, lee wrote: Ethan Rosenberg writes: What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a stand-alone computer? If possible, t

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/07/11 13:52, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > Dear List - > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > stand-alone computer? > > Thank you. > > Ethan > > Debian 6.0.1a squeeze(sid) > > "Back In Time" keeps gui users happy. Cheers -- "Today a young man on acid real

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Johann Spies wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 08:20:26AM +0200, lee wrote: >> Ethan Rosenberg writes: >> >> > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a >> > stand-alone computer? >> >> That depends on what you want to back up and what the ba

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-21 Thread Johann Spies
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 08:20:26AM +0200, lee wrote: > Ethan Rosenberg writes: > > > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > > stand-alone computer? > > That depends on what you want to back up and what the backup media is > and on a lot of other factors. And what is

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-20 Thread lee
Ethan Rosenberg writes: > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a > stand-alone computer? That depends on what you want to back up and what the backup media is and on a lot of other factors. And what is a stand-alone computer? -- html messages are obsolete -- To U

Re: Backup Software

2011-07-20 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
clonezilla it does block level backup, only backup the space that has been used and compress it. cold backup which means you have to boot to a live cd or plug your hard disk to a system with clonezilla to back up. 2011/7/21 Ethan Rosenberg > Dear List - > > What software would you recommend to

Re: Backup-software FTP

2004-12-30 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Karsten M. Self wrote: on Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 06:04:53PM +1100, Sam Watkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 02:09:43PM +0100, Jon-Eirik Pettersen wrote: What would you recommend of software to do simple directory-based backups to an FTP-server? I like "lftp", it can do recursive

Re: Backup-software FTP

2004-12-30 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 06:04:53PM +1100, Sam Watkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 02:09:43PM +0100, Jon-Eirik Pettersen wrote: > > What would you recommend of software to do simple directory-based > > backups to an FTP-server? > > I like "lftp", it can do recursive upload

Re: Backup-software FTP

2004-12-26 Thread Sam Watkins
On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 02:09:43PM +0100, Jon-Eirik Pettersen wrote: > What would you recommend of software to do simple directory-based > backups to an FTP-server? I like "lftp", it can do recursive upload / download (mirror, mirror -R). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s

Re: Backup-software FTP

2004-12-26 Thread Darryl Clarke
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:09:43 +0100, Jon-Eirik Pettersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would you recommend of software to do simple directory-based > backups to an FTP-server? > the ncftp package comes with 'ncftpput' and 'ncftpget' - it's handy for scripted uploading/downloading via FTP. --

Re: Backup software and dhcp

2002-04-10 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Tue, Apr 09, 2002, Adam craig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi all, Hi. Please set your mailer/editor linewrap to 68-75 characters. I strongly recommend 72 as a good default. Thank you. > My first question is what are people using in the way of backup > software ? I backup 80 Giga every nig

Re: Backup software and dhcp

2002-04-09 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya when was the last time you tried to restore the tape back to disk ??? ( did it work ?? ) --- i'd never use tape for backups of anything... other than offsite archives for the lawyers... - too slow... too small too unreliable ... ( too many chances for an ooopps...someb

Re: Backup software/Aiwa8000?

1999-07-26 Thread Keith G. Murphy
tjm wrote: > > Hi. Looking for a recommendation for tape > backup software using an Aiwa TD-A8000 atapi > tape drive. Nothing too fancy needed but > I would like to backup selected directories > from win95/nt machines also on the network. > Using slink and 2.0.36. > If you use something simple