Re: Smart Debian Backup?

2002-03-08 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Mar 07, 2002, Lee Braiden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Just wondering, on Windows.. I once used a backup system (Quickbackup, I > think), which would figure out which files on your system were standard > installations off a CDROM (using a database of common software & files,

Re: Smart Debian Backup?

2002-03-07 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 02:25:15PM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 04:24:29AM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > > just backup /etc and /home and /usr/local... > > ( everything else "should have been installed from cdrom" ) > > > > and if you wanna backup pending emails etc..etc.. > >

Re: Smart Debian Backup?

2002-03-07 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 04:24:29AM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > if you move all your config and isntall db files to known > directories.. > > and if you descipline yourself and your users to put data only > into /usr/local or /home than you're all set... > > just backup /etc and /home and /usr

Re: Smart Debian Backup?

2002-03-07 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya if you move all your config and isntall db files to known directories.. and if you descipline yourself and your users to put data only into /usr/local or /home than you're all set... just backup /etc and /home and /usr/local... ( everything else "should have been installed from cdro

Smart Debian Backup?

2002-03-07 Thread Lee Braiden
Hi Folks, Just wondering, on Windows.. I once used a backup system (Quickbackup, I think), which would figure out which files on your system were standard installations off a CDROM (using a database of common software & files, I presume), and only backup your own personal stuff. It stricks me tha