[hllug] Re: dual boot XP/U-10.04
- From: Lee Parmeter <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:39:27 -0500
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.
--
Lee Parmeter
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"When it comes to Vista: just say NO! If you're not ready for Linux, buy a
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- Lee Parmeter
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