Even if slackware does not have rdiff-backup, if you have python and some libraries its not hard to set up. Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'll need to be doing local backups and have an external hard drive I > can use for that purpose. I'm using slackware and will check for > rdiff-backup but if that's not found, can anyone share some good rsync > commands or scripts to do proper backup and restore using rsync will > need full and incremental backup information too. I understand /dev > /proc /pts and another directory tree need to have empty directories > created in rsync backups so the system will be able to run after the > backup I got this information from the backup tutorial in dar-docs > package on debian. I would use dar if all I had was zip disks but > this external drive is larger than that. On Thu, 1 May 2008, John > covici wrote: > > > I have been using rdiff-backup lately and its working pretty good for > > me -- does not use ftp but rsync and ssh. It is available in at least > > Debian, and gentoo. > > > > on Thursday 05/01/2008 Karen Lewellen(klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote > > > Hi folks, > > > Wondering about this in theory? > > > I would guess I would require a dsl connection, something I presently > > > do not have, but wanted to ask this anyway. > > > I have a major quantity of files in my shellworld workspace. Last weekend, > > > I noticed that almost every file with a certain extension, .mp3, had > > > disappeared. Given I am both a singer and a radio producer with many > > > files of critical importance in this format I was not happy. to his > > > credit, the files were restored, and what was missing is likely in themail > > > folders I keep to insure I am covered. to his detriment, no explanation > > > was offered as to how this happened. > > > So, I realize the time is coming for me to set up an alternative backup > > > of my own. > > > Having this Linux box built has been slower than planned, I do not even > > > have access to a cd burner yet. However I am wondering if there is a > > > Linux utility that will let me make scheduled backups from my shellworld > > > space to my Linux machine via ftp? If so, in which distribution? > > > Thanks, and if my question is not clear enough let me know. > > > Karen > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > > How do > > you spend it? > > > > John Covici > > covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list