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Re: Backup software for LL2
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October 19, 2014, 07:03:51 AM »
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Hi,
A useful thing to have on a spare "
boot stick
" is: "
boot-repair
"
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/
Early this year, in my early LInux days I was unable to boot after trying to
restore
an image,
Not sure what I had done, can't remember if it was after using
Redo
or
Clonezilla
.??
Anyway, a quick google pointed me to
repair-boot
, ran it and it fixed it.
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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October 19, 2014, 03:31:05 AM »
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Thanks.
Clonezilla looks just the job.
Tony
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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October 18, 2014, 08:43:43 PM »
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For "a full system recovery" I can recommend
Clonezilla
.
I've successfully used Clonezilla Live from a USB stick on numerous occasions.
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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October 18, 2014, 05:40:22 PM »
Tony Gamble
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"both of my options are for data files only"
Not what I am looking for.
I want a full system recovery.
"Deja Dup"
Again not what I want I think.
Sorry.
Tony
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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October 18, 2014, 04:54:06 PM »
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I've been toying with Duplicati (rsync va SSH/SFTP) and CrashPlan. Both are (or can be) free. Mostly I use CrashPlan because I think it's a bit easier interface with which to help other people get up and running. Note that the free version only lets you back up to a local USB device and/or other CrashPlan users. Plus it works on Linux, Mac, and Windows making it easier for me to support more friends. :-)
I like that since I can "swap space" with a friend (or in my case a server) for an offsite backup, and still use a local USB drive for an onsite one.
That being said, I do find CrashPlan to be a bit high on the memory usage side. I think it might be Java based in some way, so that's likely the culprit. And of course both of my options are for data files only - it's a little unclear whether the OP is looking for data or whole system solutions...
If you can, please let us know what you decide on using (if anything) and provide a little review!
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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I'm about to hand over a Linux 2 Sony Vaio laptop to my wife.
All she will have on it is Firefox and Thunderbird - so next to no data. However, it will have been set to run smoothly with hours of sweated brain energy from yours truly and I'd hate to have to re-invent the wheel again.
It is actually on the same network as my own PC. I back up my PC every night using both Acronis and Macrium - such is my paranoia. I suppose there might be a way of networking across to the laptop and copying that disk to my own backup HDDs.
But to re-start her machine I really need a bootable USB stick (she has no CD drive). So my feeling is that the answer might be to buy a suitably big USB stick and pop it into the laptop USB and do the occasional backup that way. My wife she will never do it - she has never seen or heard of a disk crash. But if I do it each time I do some form of mod we will be fairly well covered.
Am I on the right track? If so which software will give me a full bootable clone so that all I need to do is replace her SSD and start again.
Tony
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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m654321,
If all you want to do is make a clone of your LL2 root partition, you can do that with GParted from a live LL2 CD.
* Boot live CD.
* Open GParted
* Right-click and "Copy" your LL2 root partition (it must not be mounted when trying this)
* Go to a partition of equal or greater size on the backup hard drive, right-click and "Paste" to that partition.
* Done.
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Hello!
Still using Redo Backup here, ESPECIALLY before I make ANY major changes. However, like anyone else, I'm ALWAYS looking for better options, so I'll check out the one you posted about.
Redo can take several hours to create a backup, but will restore one fairly quickly, and backs up the entire drive and all OSs installed on it. To save space, I only keep the last 3-4 backups around...
73 DE N4RPS
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I would recommend using two separate solutions:
TimeShift or other system backup (as mentioned above) for the OS
BackInTime for user data (/home)
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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You're welcomed to go to my website (signature) and search for backup. There are "backup" sections in software how-to and softwares.
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Hi,
I have been evaluating/testing
Systemback
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/07/install-backup-tool-systemback-1-0-ubuntu-14-04/
It's got some interesting features, "
Restore Points
", like in Windows,
Also a create a "
Live Boot & Install
" option on USB stick, create an exact image of your Set-up, Live Boot it, and re-install.
It is actively being developed, in fact I had an issue, and the Dev did a
Fix 'n' Update
within 24hrs.
No real documentation, BUT, on the Q/A page the Dev is very quick to answer questions, and Outline usage.
https://answers.launchpad.net/systemback
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Re: Backup software for LL2
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September 20, 2014, 12:19:52 PM »
elija
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I always recommend
back in time
. Simply install the backintime-gnome package from the repository and you are good to go. Very simple to set up and then you can forget it until you need it!
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Backup software for LL2
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I want to be prudent and back up my LL2 onto an external drive, in case of an accident... What open-source software would any of you suggest for this?
Your ideas are much appreciated.
Regards
Mike
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