Came across an article on how to backup Ubuntu/Debian and related distro package lists, settings, icons and themes Seemed like a useful article, so I skimmed it.
It was about 20 pgs of text and 26 images. Is that really easier? They installed a GUI app that is completely redundant and harder to aut...
11/2018 Update
For Ubuntu 18.04, the commands have changed for network setup thanks to netplan, but the major ideas are still the same.
Hammond is active on the Ubuntu Forums. He has many server setup guides
6/2016 Update
Nothing major, just minor tweaks and a few details added.
4/2015 Update
Seems t...
For a few years now, Linux installations have offered to encrypt our HOME directories as part of the installation. On portable devices, this is a great idea – after all, the risk of loss or stolen equipment on a portable device is real.
Portable Devices NEED Encryption
For a while, I ran virtu...
I like rdiff-backup. It isn’t perfect, but for my needs, it fits. I’ve written about it, mostly in abstract ways, over the years. Seemed like time to show a non-trivial example. Below is the command used to backup a major storage server here....
The last few weeks, we’ve been using Ubuntu 12.04 Server for internal testing as a VM host running KVM. The VMs have been a mix of 12.04, 10.04. and 8.04 systems. It has been stable with zero issues on that front. Below are the other changes recently made that you may find interesting....
It is no secret that I use rdiff-backup here, extensively. I’m a shell sort of person and like to automate things in shell scripts.
GUI Tools
Not everyone loves CLI/shell computing like I do. A few people won’t look at a solution that doesn’t include a GUI. Good news, JBackpack is...
The Checklist
Stable / Works Every Time
Automatic
Different Storage Media
Fast
Efficient
Secure
Versioned
Offsite / Remote
Restore Tested
When you are looking for a total backup solution, those are the things you want from it....
