Comments on: Backup and Restore Your Ubuntu System using Sbackup http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html Ubuntu Linux Tutorials,Howtos,Tips & News | Gutsy,Hardy,Intrepid Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Max Popp http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-33 Max Popp Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:05:13 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-33 So the permissions and ownership of the backed files and directories are changed? And then to be restored manually? How is one supposed to do that when a very large number of files are involved? I have restored a whole directory of apps, and now I am having great difficulty trying to get them to work because of the changed permissions/ownerships. Any help and/or suggestions will be welcome. TIA So the permissions and ownership of the backed files and directories are changed? And then to be restored manually? How is one supposed to do that when a very large number of files are involved?

I have restored a whole directory of apps, and now I am having great difficulty trying to get them to work because of the changed permissions/ownerships. Any help and/or suggestions will be welcome.

TIA

]]> By: Jerad http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Jerad Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:28 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-34 So I am sitting in the livecd restoring a backup made with sbackup. I lost my entire /home partition due to a power loss while i was moving a partition. One huge drawback is that if you pick the latest backup, and it doesnt happen to be a full but instead only an incremental, it only restores those files. There is no option to restore back to all of the files you had on a certain backup day. So I am having to restore the last full backup, and then restore each incremental over top of the last. It is going to take a while.... I really want something like norton ghost that will backup all my files while keeping permissions. Anyone know of something like that? So I am sitting in the livecd restoring a backup made with sbackup. I lost my entire /home partition due to a power loss while i was moving a partition.

One huge drawback is that if you pick the latest backup, and it doesnt happen to be a full but instead only an incremental, it only restores those files. There is no option to restore back to all of the files you had on a certain backup day. So I am having to restore the last full backup, and then restore each incremental over top of the last.

It is going to take a while…. I really want something like norton ghost that will backup all my files while keeping permissions.

Anyone know of something like that?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Patrick Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:36:44 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-32 Nice post, thanks Nice post, thanks

]]> By: PGTips91 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 PGTips91 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:27:30 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-30 Another tool that is even simpler to use, I think, is grsync, which will mirror your selected folder(s) to a different location. The thing that I like about grsync is that there is ever only one place and one backup to restore from. http://www.opbyte.it/grsync/ Paul Another tool that is even simpler to use, I think, is grsync, which will mirror your selected folder(s) to a different location.

The thing that I like about grsync is that there is ever only one place and one backup to restore from.

http://www.opbyte.it/grsync/

Paul

]]> By: redworm http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 redworm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:28:30 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-31 i used sbackup but the tar background process would never complete resulting in .tar.gz files that would end up on my external hard drive that were unusuable. there is no progress meter and i'm not sure if the tar background process would have ever completed if i had waited long enough. judging my only the sound of my hard drive, things weren't being archived. i'm not sure if this solution will work for me, i had chosen to only backup /home/jdaniels and exclude one other directory, /home/jdaniels/unsorted can anyone offer any suggestions or perhaps another backup program that will launch at specified times, and only update changed files? i wish this would work for me i used sbackup but the tar background process would never complete resulting in .tar.gz files that would end up on my external hard drive that were unusuable. there is no progress meter and i’m not sure if the tar background process would have ever completed if i had waited long enough. judging my only the sound of my hard drive, things weren’t being archived. i’m not sure if this solution will work for me, i had chosen to only backup /home/jdaniels and exclude one other directory, /home/jdaniels/unsorted can anyone offer any suggestions or perhaps another backup program that will launch at specified times, and only update changed files? i wish this would work for me

]]> By: floyd http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-29 floyd Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:48 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-29 Mate - have been playing around with Ubuntu for maybe 6 months now > (started with RedHat 7 but it was too unlike MSWin for me in general ops > so I scrubbed Linux until Ubuntu came along) - would dual boot XP or > Linux by removing HDD but now very happy with the penguin, upgraded 6.06 > to 8.04, downloaded programs and codecs such as Amarok, Ogle, VLC media > player, graphics programs etc. and have got the tower pc running how I > want. I was thinking of running Debian Etch which I've played with on > live cd only but I've become accustomed to ubuntu with the non geeky > ease of it. > > Now I'm happy with Linux and using Wine / Codeweavers for certain > Windows programs, I plan on getting a laptop and running Linux only. > Tower was used to familiarize myself and make sure I'd be happy with a > single OS laptop as I'd rather not have to dual boot or run a virtual > desktop. > > Do any of the prior downloads re DVD codecs / programs etc have to be > re-downloaded via synaptic package manager etc or can I backup files / > folders from the tower pc and re-install onto laptop thus reducing > internet downloads? i.e. can I just copy files from the i.e. bin folder > (or where ever the files would be), onto a USB stick and paste onto the > laptop folder? Not overly au fait with the command line / terminal work so plain > English explanations would be much app. > Thnx Mate - have been playing around with Ubuntu for maybe 6 months now
> (started with RedHat 7 but it was too unlike MSWin for me in general ops
> so I scrubbed Linux until Ubuntu came along) - would dual boot XP or
> Linux by removing HDD but now very happy with the penguin, upgraded 6.06
> to 8.04, downloaded programs and codecs such as Amarok, Ogle, VLC media
> player, graphics programs etc. and have got the tower pc running how I
> want. I was thinking of running Debian Etch which I’ve played with on
> live cd only but I’ve become accustomed to ubuntu with the non geeky
> ease of it.
>
> Now I’m happy with Linux and using Wine / Codeweavers for certain
> Windows programs, I plan on getting a laptop and running Linux only.
> Tower was used to familiarize myself and make sure I’d be happy with a
> single OS laptop as I’d rather not have to dual boot or run a virtual
> desktop.
>
> Do any of the prior downloads re DVD codecs / programs etc have to be
> re-downloaded via synaptic package manager etc or can I backup files /
> folders from the tower pc and re-install onto laptop thus reducing
> internet downloads? i.e. can I just copy files from the i.e. bin folder
> (or where ever the files would be), onto a USB stick and paste onto the
> laptop folder?
Not overly au fait with the command line / terminal work so plain
> English explanations would be much app.
> Thnx

]]> By: Bill http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 Bill Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:28:44 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-28 Is there a way to do a full backup by default instead of Incremental ? Thanks Is there a way to do a full backup by default instead of Incremental ?

Thanks

]]> By: benjou http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-27 benjou Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:45:58 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-27 The full backup on an ftp server seem to work but sbackup doesn't want to do incremental backup. It's a full backup everyday :o And also I can't find any log of my backup... The full backup on an ftp server seem to work but sbackup doesn’t want to do incremental backup. It’s a full backup everyday :o
And also I can’t find any log of my backup…

]]> By: Frank http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-26 Frank Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:10:49 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-26 However, there is only "root" folder. I can't leave that in order to select the external usb hard disk. I like to backup directly to there. How? However, there is only “root” folder. I can’t leave that in order to select the external usb hard disk. I like to backup directly to there. How?

]]> By: Mike http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-25 Mike Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:47:43 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-25 Under the Destination tab, select custom local backup directory. Then click on the drop-down, select other, and browse to your custom location. Under the Destination tab, select custom local backup directory. Then click on the drop-down, select other, and browse to your custom location.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-24 Jeff Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:15:19 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-24 OK, I would like to save the backup to an external location (CD/DVD/USB hard disk, etc) but the destination tab doesn't seem to support this. Any thoughts? OK, I would like to save the backup to an external location (CD/DVD/USB hard disk, etc) but the destination tab doesn’t seem to support this. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Frank http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-23 Frank Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:11:49 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-23 I just backed up my Edgie installation and it worked fine once I had finally figured that I had to save the configuration. (I finally read what was right there in front of me!) Would there be any possible way to have some sort of indicator on the gui to show the backup is actually taking place and a notification that the backup is done? Frank I just backed up my Edgie installation and it worked fine once I had finally figured that I had to save the configuration. (I finally read what was right there in front of me!) Would there be any possible way to have some sort of indicator on the gui to show the backup is actually taking place and a notification that the backup is done?

Frank

]]> By: airtonix http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-22 airtonix Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:26:05 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-22 you should combine this with aptoncd ... then you have a one click install of all your software again. then restore this back from sbackup and you also have all your original settings very nice.... you should combine this with aptoncd …

then you have a one click install of all your software again.

then restore this back from sbackup and you also have all your original settings

very nice….

]]> By: Polygon http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-21 Polygon Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:53:47 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-21 Hey! I am going to be taking this guide and adding it to the ubuntu wiki's BackupYourSystem page. The full URL is here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem thank you for providing pictures! they are much better then just text alone :D ~Polygon Hey!

I am going to be taking this guide and adding it to the ubuntu wiki’s BackupYourSystem page. The full URL is here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem

thank you for providing pictures! they are much better then just text alone :D
~Polygon

]]> By: tony http://www.ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 tony Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:40:39 +0000 http://ubuntugeek.com/backup-and-restore-your-ubuntu-system-using-sbackup.html#comment-20 Looks like a great guide - just what I needed to backup my Ubuntu partition. Question? Now that I have configured SBackup and started to do a backup, to another partition, what will happen if my Ubuntu crashes and I need to restore it. Will I be able to restore it using the Live CD?, or perhaps thru Sabayaon which I have on another partition? regards and thanks for the guide! Tony (tchoklat) Looks like a great guide - just what I needed to backup my Ubuntu partition.
Question? Now that I have configured SBackup and started to do a backup, to another partition, what will happen if my Ubuntu crashes and I need to restore it. Will I be able to restore it using the Live CD?, or perhaps thru Sabayaon which I have on another partition?

regards and thanks for the guide!

Tony (tchoklat)

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