[HLUG] backup tool?

[Julian Robbins]

Julian Robbins wrote:
> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
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>> Quoting dicegeorge at hotmail dot com <dicegeorge at hotmail.com>:
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>>> Do any of the panel know of a backup program
>>> which i can use to backup certain files
>>> and which is opensource and will run on both ubuntu and windows
>>> please?
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>> backuppc - a nice web interface, can use TAR/SSH/SAMBA/rsync. etc or a  
>> combination thereof will backup most O/S's.
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> We use backuppc at work. Its very nice - but a little tricky to setup.
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>> bacula - requires a client on each system to be backed up and a  
>> "master" server to back up to, but v. powerful and can use various  
>> backends including MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
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>> Those are the ones that I've used and, unless you're backing up to  
>> tape, I'd recommend backuppc.
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> I'd also include rsync and a GUI version grsync.
> Unison is a little different : ie it will allow you to sync files
> between Linux and windows, using rsync. Bit like the old Windows
> briefcase idea, but far superior.
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> I think you'll find it hard to find a normal tool taht works on Linux
> and Windows unless its webbased, as the Filesystems are so different.
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> Also, try
> http://lifehacker.com/342576/get-time+machine+like-snapshot-backup-with-flyback
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and timevault http://www.techthrob.com/tech/timevault.php  is another in
the same vane. I quite like Timevault, probably the easiest to use and
to get stuff backed up and restored easily from. Only Linux though ...

Julian
> Julian
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>> HTH,
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>> Matt (Just starting to provide freelance Linux consultancy if anyone's  
>> interested!)
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