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Backup in Ubuntu

Asked by Ron

Hey all,

I am familiar with this page on backup in Ubuntu which recommends Simple Backup Config:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem/SimpleBackupSuite

1. But I'd like to know what is the best software out there for backing up Ubuntu pretty much like Time Machine in OS X. That is, to work behind the scene and on regular intervals back up without my authorization every single time. I also want the backed up data to be bootable: so just in case when I need the material I would be able to simply go back and boot my computer with the backed up data.

2. Moreover, I do want the back up software to be the best. From what I have read, sbackup is not really good with multimedia. I have tones of photos (and videos) that I need to back up regularly and I want them to be in terms of their quality as good as the original.

3. Finally, since I have a dual-boot system (Windows and Ubuntu) and soon a triple system I'd like the software to back up the other operating systems as well. How can I accomplish that?

Appreciatively.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

Personally, I don't consider time machine to be a backup software program at all, as the data is usually stored on the local machine, thus if there is a problem with the local machine your backups are lost by "common mode failure".

There are a range of tools, and what is "best" is a matter of taste.
If you like the "time-machine" You may want to look at :
* flyback
* time vault

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090105114152803/Backup.html

Simple backup does exactly what you want though, so I am not sure what you need.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

They just use rsync.
http://backintime.le-web.org/documentation/
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=backintime-gnome

Unison (GUI unison-gtk)

rsync (GUI grsync)

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#3

>2. Moreover, I do want the back up software to be the best. From what I have read, sbackup
>is not really good with multimedia. I have tones of photos (and videos) that I need to back up
>regularly and I want them to be in terms of their quality as good as the original.

I have no idea what you are talking about here. The entire point of digital copies is that the entire backup is a bit-for-bit clone -- the probability of data degradation is extremely low, due to the use of checksums in transfers

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Checksum

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

I'd recommend rsync too. You can mount the remote storage and rsync at regular intervals to copy over only the changed files.
There is no single best application for any given task in any OS, all apps have different abilities and strengths. It's similar to asking "what is the best drink".
Personally, I use rsync with a rotation of 2 firewire drives. Works well

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

I'd recommend rsync too. You can mount the remote storage and rsync at regular intervals to copy over only the changed files.
There is no single best application for any given task in any OS, all apps have different abilities and strengths. It's similar to asking "what is the best drink".
Personally, I use rsync with a rotation of 2 firewire drives. Works well

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