Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Todd Gruhn
I found a page that has examples of how to use this thing. I can now archive stuff. Of particular interest: A SYSTEMWIDE BACKUP? Just to make is easier to execute the examples: A symlink borg ---> borg-3.8 Now it does not matter which program name you use. On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 7:44 PM Micha

Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Michael van Elst
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 01:08:31PM -0400, Todd Gruhn wrote: > I might have seen that -- is it in ./pkgsrc/wip also? If it is in pkgsrc, there shouldn't be any need to keep it in wip. > Isnt that just the GUI written in python? It says it is the real thing. -- M

Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Todd Gruhn
I might have seen that -- is it in ./pkgsrc/wip also? Isnt that just the GUI written in python? On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 10:51 AM Michael van Elst wrote: > > tgru...@gmail.com (Todd Gruhn) writes: > > >I hit borgbackup,org. It said its part of pkgsrc. > >I did a search with 'pkgfind'. I found a G

Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Michael van Elst
tgru...@gmail.com (Todd Gruhn) writes: >I hit borgbackup,org. It said its part of pkgsrc. >I did a search with 'pkgfind'. I found a GUI for borgbackup in pkgsrc/wip, >but no borgbackup. Where is it? sysutils/py-borgbackup.

Re: zfs on raw vs gpt

2021-07-31 Thread Michael van Elst
pouya+lists.net...@nohup.io (Pouya Tafti) writes: >On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 19:10 +0100, David Brownlee wrote: >> I started setting up using raw /dev/wdX or /dev/sdX devices, but >> switched across to ZFS gpt partitions. Both work fine, but for me: >> [...] >Your list of pros and cons was very help

Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Todd Gruhn
I hit borgbackup,org. It said its part of pkgsrc. I did a search with 'pkgfind'. I found a GUI for borgbackup in pkgsrc/wip, but no borgbackup. Where is it? I am building my own GUI tool in pTk for common root admin tasks. It would be cool to make system-backup an option... On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at

Re: zfs on raw vs gpt

2021-07-31 Thread Pouya Tafti
On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 19:10 +0100, David Brownlee wrote: > [...] > I started setting up using raw /dev/wdX or /dev/sdX devices, but > switched across to ZFS gpt partitions. Both work fine, but for me: > [...] Your list of pros and cons was very helpful, thank you. I decided to follow your approa

Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

2021-07-31 Thread Julian Suschlik
Check https://www.borgbackup.org/ and https://restic.net/ out. Both do a great job using compression, deduplication and encryption. On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 5:08 PM Todd Gruhn wrote: > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > Can I put the backup