[clue-tech] Linux equivalent to Apple's Time Machine?

[Nate Duehr]

On Oct 31, 2007, at 8:33 PM, David L. Anselmi wrote:

> Brian Gibson wrote:
>> Is there an elegant Linux backup solution as simple to
>> use as Apple's Time Machine but has far greater
>> flexibility, namely not limited to physically attached
>> hard drives?  I'm fully aware one can be pieced
>> together, but I was wondering if there was a turn-key
>> solution out there that's just as pleasant to use.
>
> It sounds like rdiff-backup is pretty close.  Not as automatic,  
> maybe, or as gui-fied but same idea.
>
> Looks like it will do remote backups too, though I haven't used it  
> that way.


The "backupninja" package on Debian is a wrapper around a number of  
well-written backup tools (including rdiff-backup) that makes setting  
up various backup types very simple.

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Nate Duehr
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