doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu > Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. > In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on > more than one occasion. > I've seen that there are supposed to be equivalents, like FlyBack (which > I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll > on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. > Cheers, > Doug. >
Hi, I thought Time Machine rang a bell so checked my browser bookmarks and found two links of interest. One is for FlyBack which you seem to have already tried and the other is a more manual, and thus more confusing, way of implementing pretty much the same as what Time Machine does. The site for the manual method can be found at [0] although I would recommend having a good read of the FlyBack documentation just to make sure you fully understand how it works [1] and maybe take a look at the FAQs [2]. If however you do not necessarily want a direct replacement for Time Machine, just a solid backup solution, then I have heard some ubuntu-uk members mention rdiff-backup [3] and backup-manager [4]. Hope that helps you out and let us know how you get on and if you encounter any more problems, documentation is your friend and it is always advisable to read so that you get a good understanding of how the program functions and what the options do, especially with something as important as backups! [0] http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html [1] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/HowItWorks [2] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/FAQ [3] http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ [4] http://www2.backup-manager.org/ -- Jason Liquorish - <ja...@dropshock.com> -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
