On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:06:28 +0900 Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 07:56:56PM +0100, Florian Mickler wrote: > > What are the big Do's and Don'ts if you setup a linux desktop for > > senior beginners? > > There is no easy way to teach user not to destroy system. What ever > safegurd you place, they will outsmart you and erase files they are > suppose not to. > > The only safegurd is BACKUP! For KDE, there is keep package to back > up. As long as you make backup files to non-erasable location by your > client user, you will be safe. Of course! Why didn't i think of that? I have elaborate backup-systems on all my production systems... but my mothers stuff? well, i didn't think of that! (She now has to get a bigger disk before i can set that up.) > > I can think of remote backup to your server. If that is too much, > back up to root directory only accessible by root is alternative. that's probably too much. as she has gotten last christmas a digi-cam from my brothers. and she can't throw those precious pictures away :) but a local backup is definitly a must-have. I think having a "backup-then-shutdown"-button on the desktop or a ''backupNow!''-button probably suffices. no need for cronjob making the system unusable or needing 2 hours to boot. > You may also look for rdiff-backup which looks interesing. yeah, rdiff-backup is what i normally use. it's hassle-free. > > Basically any backup solution will do the job as long as you keep them > in safe location. > http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/debian-reference.en.html#backupandrecovery > > Osamu Thanks! Florian.
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