Thank God for backups!

[Vincent Trouilliez]

On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 21:23 +0100, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Ubuntu has an easy to use backup tool, I highly recommend it. Install it 
> right now, don't wait! : sudo aptitude install sbackup

THANK YOU !

I always felt that a simple to use GUI backup system should be one of
the core components of a Desktop OS. I just installed sbackup and it's
indeed excellent, it's a dream come true: all the features I had in
mind, in a clear and easy to use GUI. Simply lovely !

I can't understand why Ubuntu doesn't ship it by default (or something
else if there is a better one somewhere), especially since according to
the package description, Ubuntu was actually involved with this
program ! :

"The project was sponsored by Google during Google Summer of Code 2005
and mentored by Ubuntu"

Hopefully it's not too late to include it in Dapper, that would be a
truly valuable addition IMHO !!! I hope it will make it into Edgy Eft at
least.

Now I just need to fork out soe cash to buy a big hard drive to host the
back-ups. I have about 25GB of data in /home, but I wonder how much
space the backup system needs exactly for operating properly. 30GB, 50,
100, no idea.

--
Vince