[Bit-dev] Re: RfC: New repo for collecting reusable issue support scripts and instructions?

I like the idea of such a repo despite I am not using something like this currently. Maybe name it "support-tools"? Because it is related to "bit-team" organization it is clear that it belongs to BIT. ___ Bit-dev mailing list -- bit-dev@python.org To uns

[Bit-dev] Re: Vagrantfiles for Debian 12 and BiT dev

On 2024-01-13 20:26 Hakan Bayındır wrote: > I’m glad that you like Vagrant. On the other hand, SourceHut is under > DDoS for 3-4 days now [0] Interesting. There was also a DDoS attack on Codeberg.org. Someone don't like independent code hoster? ;) ___ B

[Bit-dev] Re: Backintime (root) not working

Dear Stephen, thanks for reaching out and your report. Please be aware that the current maintenance team is the 3rd generation. We are not the founders of Back In Time (BIT) and still do investigate the behavior of BIT. But we are on track! ;) On 2024-02-26 02:43 sgc...@gmail.com wrote: > On 25

[Bit-dev] Impact of not having "dbus.mainloop.pyqt6"

Hi, what is the impact for BIT if "dbus.mainloop.pyqt6" is not available? It is imported in "qt/serviceHelper.py". It seems that BIT still starts. Is the service helper related to systray notifications? Kind Christian ___ Bit-dev mailing list -- bit-de

[Bit-dev] Re: mod Fw: Snapshot directory duplicated, permission denied

On 2024-03-23 13:53 Mark Johnno via Bit-dev wrote: > The directory where snapshots live was duplicated - coincidentally > that is the first time I plug my external SSD (where snapshots live) > to my computer after an upgrade from Trisquel Nabia 10.0 (based on > Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)) to A

[Bit-dev] Release 1.5.0

Hello, I am glad to announce release of version 1.5.0 of Back In Time today. This release increase the Qt version used from 5 to 6. As a new feature SSH proxy (aka jump host) can be used. For more details see the changelog. EncFS is marked as deprecated (#1734). BIT warns if Cron is not running.

[Bit-dev] Release 1.5.2 in upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole)

Hello, I am glad to announce release version 1.5.2 of Back In Time. This release just fixes some bugs. See the changelog and release section for more details. Yesterday

[Bit-dev] Can't access snapshot folder (because of permission problems?) on headiess server

Hi, this is the first time I try to configure and run BIT (v1.5.2 from git repo) on a headless server. I get the errors like that in the debug output: DEBUG: [common/snapshots.py:851 backup] Cannot start snapshot yet: target directory not accessible. Waiting 1s. INFO: [common/snapshots.py:861 S

[Bit-dev] Re: Can't access snapshot folder (because of permission problems?) on headiess server

Hello Derek, thank you for that tip. The problem was that the snapshot folder (hostname, username, profile nr) did not exist. When configuring BIT via GUI the GUI does create that folder structure. When editing the config file by yourself this does not happen. You have to run "backintime check-c

[Bit-dev] Why is host/user/profile in the snapshot path?

Hello, the values "host", "user" and "profile" are not fixed in the settings/manage profiles dialog, but they are always used in the snapshot path. Does someone has an idea why it is that way? Is there a technical reason we this needs to be done? Would it hurt, if this fields would just disappea

[Bit-dev] Request to review PR "Reset cached SSH password when changed" (#1859)

Hello Folks, There is an open but read to merge pull request I would like to have reviewed by someone else. David Wales improved the behavior around cached SSH passwords. Because I am not much into that topic I would be glad if someone else could have a look on it before I am merging it. The PR

[Bit-dev] Release Candidate for Back In Time 1.5.3

Hello, I am happy to announce a new Release Candidate in preparation for the Back In Time release version 1.5.3. Please report back if you use it, even if no issues are found. Changes: - Extensive code refactoring. - Added su

[Bit-dev] Re: Auto-remove: Request opinions about new GUI and behavior

Hello, again I am interested in your opinions about my approach about the auto-remove feature for the upcoming release. For a mockup and details please see Regards, Christian ___ Bit-dev mailing list

[Bit-dev] Remove & Retention: Improved GUI and added user manual section

Hi, As discussed earlier I improved the GUI about the Auto-/Smart-Remove feature, now known as Remove & Retention. I also added a section to the user manual. The goal was only to investigate, document and clarify how that feature currently work. To minimize the risk of bugs, the behavior should be

[Bit-dev] Difference between mountLockAquire() and mountProcessLockAcquire()

Hello, can someone explain to me the difference between the two methods mountLockAquire() and mountProcessLockAcquire() in class MountControl in common/mount.py? I don't get it. I was refactoring common/mount.py::MountControl.checkLocks() and also added some unit tests (PR #1942 [3]). Regards, C

[Bit-dev] Release Candidate 1.5.4-rc1 targeted for Debian 13 "Trixie"

Hello, I am happy to announce a new Release Candidate in preparation for the Back In Time release version 1.5.4 which is targeted for the upcoming Debian release version 13 (Trixie) this summer. Please report back if you use it, even if no issues are found.

[Bit-dev] Release - Back In time 1.5.4 is out

Hello, please allow me to announce the fresh release of version 1.5.4. The Auto-remove and Smart-remove have been renamed into Remove & Retention. The related tab in the GUI was reworked, with clearer labels and tooltips. And the user manual now gives more details and examples about how this featu

[Bit-dev] benchmark-cipher - Deprecated and remove

Hello Folks, I would like to put this topic on the table. BIT has a feature available via command "benchmark-cipher". I tend to deprecate and remove it. See details in the issue. Someone else has good reason against this plan? Regards, C

[Bit-dev] (no subject)

Hello together, While the new year was coming I thought about summarizing what happened the last year in this project. But because I found way to much stuff, now please allow me to summarize the project progress since 2022 when the new team took over. # Releases, Features & Bugs The first release

[Bit-dev] 2nd Release Candidate (1.5.4-rc2)

Hello, After some feedback about the first I published a second release candidate. Regards, Christian Buhtz on behalf of the maintenance team ___ Bit-dev mailing list -- bit-dev@python

[Bit-dev] Re: Back In Time 1.3.3-4 -> which *-keyring?

Hello JMH, Thank you for your message. On 2025-07-10 16:30 sawbona--- via Bit-dev wrote: > Q1: why are gnome-keyring and keepassxc 'recommended' packages and > not dependencies? Just asking, seems odd. This is not the case. I am assuming you miss use the apt tools on your shell. Please see this

[Bit-dev] Makefile problem

Hello, I do have a problem with the Makefile (in "common") and maybe some of you have more experience with it. In the latest dev version, the Makefile in "common" [1] does call a script named "build_manpages.sh" [2]. That script does call "asciidoctor". If "asciidoctor" is not installed that scr

[Bit-dev] Re: Opinion about restore config dialog

Thank you for all your feedback. I kept the tree widget. ;) I refactored and improved the dialog and added some screenshots and a screencast to the Pull Request. Looking forward to your feedback. Christian __