[Oneiric-Topic] Déjà Dup Backup Tool by default

[Michael Vogt]

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:35:12PM -0400, Michael Terry wrote:
> Full disclosure: Déjà Dup is my own pet project.
> 
> Déjà Dup [1] is a simple backup tool designed to be easy to use and
> well integrated.  It's aimed at GNOME and casual users.
> 
>  * It's been a featured app in Ubuntu since they were introduced.
>  * It's been installed by default in Fedora since 13.
>  * I think it's an open question whether the default install needs a
> backup system, which is worth discussing.
>  * The version aimed at Oneiric has some UI changes planned to make
> it even more "invisible": de-emphasizing the goofy name, living as a
> control center panel not a special app.

I would love to see (optional) apt-clone integration for save/restore
of the installed packages list on the system. Combined with ubiquity
and ubuntu-one this could be a super easy way to restore a broken
machine. 

Cheers,
 Michael