Entry 60 error, software updater failed; can't find file /etc/apt/sources.list

[Paul Smith]

On Sun, 2018-08-05 at 13:33 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> I have never considered such a thing. If my nc_files directory was a 
> manageable size, maybe, but several hundred 50 to 200000 LOC files
> would not be entirely practical,

Honestly, that will be no problem for Git.

The entire Linux kernel is kept as a single Git repository.  The source
for the kernel consists of 61,000 files with over 800MB of content. 
And there are companies that keep *far* larger repositories than that
(so I've heard).


More generally, the best answer for avoiding swearing due to data loss
is reliable, consistent backups.  It doesn't matter what backup method
you choose: a remote Git repository is a great option, and has many
advantages, if you can become diligent about committing and pushing
changes in your workflow.  If not, find a backup solution that works
automatically.

Of course you should avoid tools that you've found to be unreliable,
but even if you do that you're still subject to disk failures,
lightning strikes, fat-fingers/PEBKAC, etc.  There's no substitute for
backups.