Thanks for that brilliant & comprehensive list! I'll get cracking on those.
2009/2/24 Jason Liquorish <ja...@dropshock.com> > - Show quoted text - > 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> > - Show quoted text - > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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