Re: backing up a complete Debian GNU/Linux system
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, xxxxx xxxxx wrote:
> Could anyone tell me what's a good hardware/software combination to
> use to make frequent FULL backups of a Debian system (operating
> system, "applications", and data). I asked recently at a fairly large
Over the long haul a tape drive is probably the cheapest. Yeah, you don't
get the other cool benefits, like making your own audio CDs, but the tapes
are cheaper than the CD-Rs and you can reuse them. And if somebody
sneezes in the next room, it doesn't ruin your entire backup.
As for software, I would just as soon use tar. You can use it to easily
back up any and all files. If you only want to make a full backup, you
don't really need anything else.
> Linux group meeting, and everyone seemed suprised by the question and
> there were no good answers, which completely floored me... how could
> anyone smart enough to use Linux not back up their entire system
> RELIGIOUSLY?
Maybe because it's so easy to reproduce the data if something blows up?
Not a lot of people really have anything irreplaceable on their Linux
system.
> Would that work? How? Using TAR or CPIO? And does Debian really not
> recognize parallel port backup devices? Bummer... that's really
> limiting. Especially if you've been using a parallel port tape backup
> unit since DOS 3.2!
Parallel port devices are... difficult with Linux. Some will work and
some won't.
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