Hi I have downloaded and installed and configured SuSE Personal 9.1 Amazing but I got it set up well. How can I now back it up? I have a CD burner on this PC, but I do not see any form of backup program. Is there an application, or simple method built into SuSE Personal 9.1? (preferably with the graphic interface as I am a newbee), to run a backup without installing a third party software? If I do need to use someones software, what would you recommend? Martin
* martinb@magma.ca <martinb@magma.ca> [03-28-05 09:04]:
How can I now back it up?
I have a CD burner on this PC, but I do not see any form of backup program. Is there an application, or simple method built into SuSE Personal 9.1? (preferably with the graphic interface as I am a newbee), to run a backup without installing a third party software?
If I do need to use someones software, what would you recommend?
dar is a good choice, Name : dar Relocations: /usr Version : 2.2.1 Vendor: (none) Release : 1.guru.suse90 Build Date: Mon 28 Feb 2005 04:04:43 PM EST Install date: Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:16:43 AM EST Build Host: venus.lan Group : System/Backup Source RPM: dar-2.2.1-1.guru.suse90.src.rpm Size : 5042538 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Mon 28 Feb 2005 04:04:51 PM EST, Key ID af734c5a58857177 Packager : Pascal Bleser <guru@unixtech.be> URL : http://dar.linux.free.fr/ Summary : Disk ARchive - command-line backup tool Description : dar is a shell command that backs up directory trees and files. It has been tested under Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, and NetBSD, and is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Since version 2.0.0 an Application Interface (API) is available, opening the way for external/independent Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) like kdar. This API relies on the libdar library, which is the core part of DAR programs; as such, the API is released under the GPL. Consequently, to use the API, your program must be released under the GPL as well. This package doesn't require any other package to be installed (more specifically, dar-libs) as all the binaries are linked statically. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery
The Monday 2005-03-28 at 09:08 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
dar is a good choice, ...
This package doesn't require any other package to be installed (more specifically, dar-libs) as all the binaries are linked statically.
Interesting. Is it included in the SuSE rescue system? -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
* Carlos E. R. <robin1.listas@tiscali.es> [03-28-05 13:28]:
The Monday 2005-03-28 at 09:08 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
dar is a good choice, ...
This package doesn't require any other package to be installed (more specifically, dar-libs) as all the binaries are linked statically.
Interesting. Is it included in the SuSE rescue system?
I can't answer that. I do know that the author provides quick response to questions via the mail-list for dar, darr-support@lists.sourceforge.net I have seen messages reporting the *complete* reconstruction of failed SuSE systems (disk crash) achieved automagically via dar. Also I have seen the cloning of installs via dar onto identical systems. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery
On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 16:58 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Carlos E. R. <robin1.listas@tiscali.es> [03-28-05 13:28]: I can't answer that. I do know that the author provides quick response to questions via the mail-list for dar, darr-support@lists.sourceforge.net
I have seen messages reporting the *complete* reconstruction of failed SuSE systems (disk crash) achieved automagically via dar.
Also I have seen the cloning of installs via dar onto identical systems.
If you want disaster recovery type backup you will need to buy something like BackupEdge, it even supports backup to DVD's, $99 for home use. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please* "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:03:06 -0500, Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 16:58 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Carlos E. R. <robin1.listas@tiscali.es> [03-28-05 13:28]: I can't answer that. I do know that the author provides quick response to questions via the mail-list for dar, darr-support@lists.sourceforge.net
I have seen messages reporting the *complete* reconstruction of failed SuSE systems (disk crash) achieved automagically via dar.
Also I have seen the cloning of installs via dar onto identical systems.
If you want disaster recovery type backup you will need to buy something like BackupEdge, it even supports backup to DVD's, $99 for home use.
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
* Only reply to the list please*
"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
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I use mondo rescue for disaster recovery, and works fine. I think there's an rpm in suse-projects apt repository, you can downloaded directly from an ftp mirror if you don't use apt. Doesn't matter wich one you choose, ALWAYS test the backup archives BEFORE doom's day, if you can, try a full restore (if you have an spare system for example) CI.-
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:12:09 -0400, Ciro Iriarte <cyruspy@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:03:06 -0500, Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote:
On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 16:58 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Carlos E. R. <robin1.listas@tiscali.es> [03-28-05 13:28]: I can't answer that. I do know that the author provides quick response to questions via the mail-list for dar, darr-support@lists.sourceforge.net
I have seen messages reporting the *complete* reconstruction of failed SuSE systems (disk crash) achieved automagically via dar.
Also I have seen the cloning of installs via dar onto identical systems.
If you want disaster recovery type backup you will need to buy something like BackupEdge, it even supports backup to DVD's, $99 for home use.
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
* Only reply to the list please*
"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
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I use mondo rescue for disaster recovery, and works fine. I think there's an rpm in suse-projects apt repository, you can downloaded directly from an ftp mirror if you don't use apt.
Doesn't matter wich one you choose, ALWAYS test the backup archives BEFORE doom's day, if you can, try a full restore (if you have an spare system for example)
CI.-
For anyone interested, here is a review of mondo http://servers.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/06/08/1410213&tid=29&tid=42 And the files weren't from suse projects, but from suser lrupp, get mondo and mindi http://mirrors.uol.com.br/pub/suse/people/lrupp/ CI.-
The Monday 2005-03-28 at 16:58 -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
Interesting. Is it included in the SuSE rescue system?
I can't answer that. I do know that the author provides quick response to questions via the mail-list for dar, darr-support@lists.sourceforge.net
Let me see, I'm curious. File /dvd/boot/rescue (16678787 bytes) is "gzip compressed data, was "rescue 47935", from Unix, max compression", so I uncompress it: it grows to 49085440 bytes. Now it is "Linux rev 1.0 ext2 filesystem data", so I can mount it: mount -t ext2 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop1 /cosas/cer/rescue /mnt There is no "dar" file. If any one is interested, I can post the list of programs.
I have seen messages reporting the *complete* reconstruction of failed SuSE systems (disk crash) achieved automagically via dar.
Hum, interesting. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
El Lun 28 Mar 2005 09:08, Patrick Shanahan escribió:
dar is a good choice,
I agree. And kdar (kdar.sourceforge.net) is a nice and capable graphical dar frontend for the KDE desktop. I use it regularly. -- Andreas Philipp Noema Ltda. Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia http://www.noemasol.com
The Monday 2005-03-28 at 09:01 -0500, martinb@magma.ca wrote:
How can I now back it up?
Yast has a backup/restore option. It is not perfect, and, IMO, it is not good for full backups. But it doesn't hurt to use it, it creates an autoinstall file to recreate the install. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:01:23 -0500, martinb@magma.ca <martinb@magma.ca> wrote:
Hi I have downloaded and installed and configured SuSE Personal 9.1 Amazing but I got it set up well.
How can I now back it up?
I have a CD burner on this PC, but I do not see any form of backup program. Is there an application, or simple method built into SuSE Personal 9.1? (preferably with the graphic interface as I am a newbee), to run a backup without installing a third party software? If I do need to use someones software, what would you recommend? Martin
Do it through Yast Yast->System->System Backup That is a simple, basic backup package that will create a file that you can then burn to a CD. If you want something more complex then DAR (see Patricks post) or Backup2l are both recommended.
Op maandag 28 maart 2005 16:01, schreef martinb@magma.ca:
Hi I have downloaded and installed and configured SuSE Personal 9.1 Amazing but I got it set up well.
How can I now back it up?
I have a CD burner on this PC, but I do not see any form of backup program. Is there an application, or simple method built into SuSE Personal 9.1? (preferably with the graphic interface as I am a newbee), to run a backup without installing a third party software? If I do need to use someones software, what would you recommend? Martin
Perhaps hdup (http://miek.nl/projects/hdup2/) or get it with apt from the suser-rbos apt component. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
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