Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

I am playing with "bacula". I had no idea that it was so advanced, and
widely used.
My big thing is I need something to  replace "bru" (I bought it around
2005). I needed to
add binary-compatibility to the kernel config. Bru allows comparison
so I dont get caught
off-guard.

I find the config stuff for bacula intimidating -- not used to the
/bin/ksh stuff. I program
mainly in PERL. I recall bru required me to make two named-pipes and set one
device name in the config file...


On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM Miko Larsson <jjflxyz%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:08:00 -0400
> Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy.
> >
> > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups?
> > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire
> > disk?
> >
> > Thank you
>
> You're not gonna be able to fit a whole lot on a 500*MB* disk ;p
>
> On a more serious note; rsync is pretty much *the* tool that one should
> use for "dynamic" backups. There's also the good ol' tar, but that's
> more for static backups.
>
> --
> ~miko
>