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Re: Debian Backup ?




On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Support wrote:

> Hi! Debian Users
> 
> How to make a hole Debian O/S backup if I don't have any Backup Device..?

you dont need to do a debian os backup
	- its backed up on the internet at gazillion places
	- you can get free *.iso debian images
	- you can get make floppies and cds 
	- you can buy deb cd's

but, if you want to save your deb config ( everybody has a spare floppy
disk )
   to save...
	mount "your floppy disk"
	dpkg --get-selections * > /mnt/floppy/pkg.lst
	
   to restore..
	build a minimally installed deb box from bare metal

	mount  "your saved floppy"
	dpkg --set-selections <  /mnt/floppy/pkg.lst
	apt-get update
	apt-get dist-upgrade
	
but if you meant to save your data ... in  /etc and /home
than you'd have to copy all those files to another machine's
disk regularly ... ( whenver you have important data )
	
	"safe place" is your backup media 
	( disk or temp files or tape or ?? )

	find /etc /home "new changes" | tar zcvf "safe place" -T -

free backup scripts to various backups media

	http://linux-backup.net

- a good backup keeps your previously good backed data
  from last week or last month or last year and NOT overwrite
  what used to be a good data with (suspect) "todays data"

c ya
alvin




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