[hllug] Re: dual boot XP/U-10.04
- From: Lee Parmeter <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:11:35 -0500
On 04/21/2011 04:39 PM, Lee Parmeter wrote:
> On 04/21/2011 04:16 PM, Lee Parmeter wrote:
>>> Take a look at "backup-manager" here:
>>> http://www.backup-manager.org/downloads/
>>>
>>> This can be setup to use "rsync" which will sync one drive to another; in
>>> your case you only want to write files that have change or new ones to the
>>> other machines and download anything you don't have from the other machine.
>>> Essentially sync both ways.
>>>
>>> I use backup-manager" to backup a partition on my wife's laptop to the file
>>> server nightly. It logs into the server securely using ssh and transfer and
>>> changes or new files to the master on the server.
>>>
>>> The only hard part is generating the secure keys for auto login over ssh.
>>>
>>
>> The manual may make it look harder than it is!
>> The manual just documents all the possible settings and uses of
>> backup-manager. You will be using about 2% of the documented features, so
>> don't get too worried about all the complex info in the manual. I can help
>> with the actual edits to the base configuration file.
>
> Another solution would be to either use "rsync" directly or "unison" which
> is specifically designed to keep 2 or more partitions in sync.
>
> rsync example:
> http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/09/rsync-command-examples/
>
> Unison info:
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/docs.html
>
> All 3 solutions (backup-manager, rsync, unison) are available on
> Debian/Ubuntu based systems of which Mint qualifies.
Here's another idea using the cloud!
http://www.dropbox.com/
--
Lee Parmeter
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"When it comes to Vista: just say NO! If you're not ready for Linux, buy a
MAC!" - Lee Parmeter
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