I haven't seen backintime. But whenever I need a historical filesystem, where I can go back to any date I want, I utilize git. I just cron something to do the backups at regular interval, then use git manually to go back in time. git is pretty fast too.
>>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < >>> herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I use backintime. It is very close to apple's time machine. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> > On Jul 5, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el....@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Lu Users: >>>> > >>>> > I'm still trying to keep my PPC computers going, although each of >>>> them is having one kind of problem or another . . . . The G4 iBook is >>>> where I have Lu 16.04 installed and generally the iBook is "OK" except it >>>> looks like the HD is starting to go "pre-failure" on us. >>>> > >>>> > The iBook is dual-boot with OSX 10.4 on one side of a 40 GB HD . . . >>>> I have the OSX side cloned to an ext HD via Carbon Copy Cloner . . . and >>>> I've noticed in other ubuntu-esque installs I have there has been a >>>> "Back-up" package installed . . . I believe in U-MATE 16.04, but right now >>>> my PowerMac Sawtooth is not booting so I can't try it out--but looking >>>> through the Lu list I didn't see anything named "Back up." >>>> > >>>> > I ran a Synaptic search from the Lu and it showed a bunch of >>>> packages, including Clonezilla, and rsync . . . I don't have many files >>>> that would need to be "saved" . . . what I would like would be a "clone" of >>>> the present install, so that I wouldn't have to remember the boot params >>>> and run a fresh install . . . but, would like to make a clone of the >>>> Lubuntu side of the HD on an ext HD, then when I would need to install a >>>> new HD I could boot from the clone and move the install back into a >>>> partition of the new HD . . . . Not sure if that would work as easily as >>>> it does from CCC, and/or whether the GRUB data would carry over, but, it >>>> might be a time saver if it can be done via some package???? >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > >>>> > F >>>> > -- >>>> > Lubuntu-users mailing list >>>> > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>>> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>>> an/listinfo/lubuntu-users >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- Guang <http://javadevnotes.com/java-arraylist-to-array/>
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