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Re: Smart Debian Backup?



on Thu, Mar 07, 2002, Lee Braiden (lee@artelos.com) wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Just wondering, on Windows.. I once used a backup system (Quickbackup, I
> think), which would figure out which files on your system were standard
> installations off a CDROM (using a database of common software & files,
> I presume), and only backup your own personal stuff.
> 
> It stricks me that this would be much easier to implement on Debian or
> Redhat, given the already available database of files.
> 
> So, does anyone know of a solution like this?

Some advice and an (adaptable) script are at:

    http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/backups.html

Peace.

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