Evaluating Ubuntu Backup Solutions — the FOSS Way
I don’t keep regular backups. If the hard drive in my laptop was to fail I’d have a serious problem. I would be faced with the very real risk of losing weeks, maybe even months worth of work. What I need is a backup solution for my Ubuntu desktop that works with me. Here is how I found that solution and it was much easier than I had first thought.
First, I have a couple of requirements:
1. Backups need to occur transparently. If I have to remember to execute a script or start a program to initiate a backup then chances are I’ll probably forget and that would defeat my efforts.
2. Data needs to be backed up to either a USB drive or to a network share depending on if I’m working in the office or remotely.
Rsync
Naturally, my first consideration is to any FOSS backup utilities and one that immediately springs to mind is Rsync. A quick search found that there is a graphical interface for Rsync called Grsync. This can be easily installed using ‘apt-get install grsync’ and a few minutes later I have an icon in the applications menu to launch it.
The Grsync interface is clean and simple.
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