Re: how to update Debian OS properly
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 02:17:35PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> "things" for your current install might be /home only. Perhaps xorg.conf
> and some other files, using cp -pr while you're root. But in the future
> completely backup using e.g. tar. Note, if you sync, you anyway might
> lose data, since you might notice some issues after doing several
> backups and not already with the backup that did cause an issue.
Yes, sync is not backup (that is, an rsync by itself is not adequate coverage).
But neither is tar! A proper backup solution is something that covers the seven
points listed at <http://www.taobackup.com/>. You can build a solution using
parts like tar, or rsync, or higher level tools like rdiff-backup, or bacula.
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