[xubuntu-users] Rookie question on backups

[Guang Chao]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Joao Monteiro <jmonteiro257 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That's true, Guang, and I'm quite happy that this xubuntu community is top
> notch nice.
>
> I know that some are hard on beginners because most beginners - let's face
> it - just want everything done for them with little or no effort on their
> part... but if they were a bit more tolerant, they'd soon pinpoint those
> who can't be bothered to help themselves and just focus on helping the ones
> who genuinely try...
>

There is downside also.  Because no one is paid, sometimes you need to be
patient before help comes.


>
> But hey... we're all different being all equal.
>
> Personally, I love this community and it is only a matter of time before I
> can get some stability in my life and have the time I need to give back
> some contribution within my rookie means... which I'm slowly working on
> already ;)
>
> Joao
>
> On 12 Jul 2017 01:41, "Guang Chao" <guang.chao.1974 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 12:13 AM, Joao Monteiro <jmonteiro257 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Er... no, Guang, I wasn't referring to that. That we can also do it with
>>> the cmd in DOS. By being light years ahead of microsoft, I was referring to
>>> the prompt and vast cooperation within the Linux community, to help, assist
>>> and share their knowledge.
>>>
>>> Whereas the Linux world is open to all and welcoming and receptive to
>>> all equally, Microsoft is a typical corporate beast whose only goal is
>>> financial profit.
>>>
>>
>> I guess it is because Linux has no support for the masses, so we need to
>> help each other.  Whereas if we buy a product, we have the rights to create
>> ticket to vendor.
>>
>> But for helping each other, it really depends case to case per community.
>>   Some are really very very nice to everyone.  Others are hard on beginners.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Sharing and the very concept of "free" are Microsoft's worst nightmares
>>> and enemies.
>>>
>>> Whereas around 99% of Linux and Linux based software have the source
>>> code readily available out in the open for all to grab, study and use,
>>> Microsoft doesn't release its source code - at least not to my knowledge,
>>> so if I'm wrong on this one, I also hereby leave my apology to microsoft
>>> for this negative criticism.
>>>
>>> In any case, even if they already make their source code freely
>>> available, they are years behind Linux, hence I stand by my original
>>> statement that Linux is light years ahead of microsoft.
>>>
>>> Just to clarify, that's all :)
>>>
>>> Regards to all
>>>
>>> Joao
>>>
>>> On 11 Jul 2017 05:23, "Guang Chao" <guang.chao.1974 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Joao Monteiro <jmonteiro257 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> And this is what puts Linux world light years ahead of microsoft
>>>>> world....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> the pipes and the simple command line utilities, plus some bash
>>>> scripting can do wonders.  And add cron to that, which is also very simple,
>>>> will help you automate everything so easily too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Folks, thank you so much for all your input on this, truly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm busy to my eyeballs with loads of private life crap on my plate
>>>>> and I don't always have the chance to reply straight away, but have no
>>>>> doubts that I always read it all and am deeply grateful of all your
>>>>> replies... hec, I always get more than what I could bargain for with you
>>>>> guys, he he...
>>>>>
>>>>> I will look into the GUI option as well of course, but right now, as a
>>>>> new/rookie linus user, I'm trying to carve my teeth into the cli as much as
>>>>> possible... and enjoying every bit of the learning curve.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, thank you again for this... really really appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards to all
>>>>>
>>>>> Joao Monteiro
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7 Jul 2017 01:34, "Guang Chao" <guang.chao.1974 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> For general backup to copy your files from one folder to another, or
>>>>>> one folder to another machine, rsync is great.  Just this one tool and a
>>>>>> single command can do many wonders.  Very efficient too as it transfer only
>>>>>> files that have changes.  For more complex stuff, there are many scripts
>>>>>> available on github that compress and rotate stuff.  For me, if all I need
>>>>>> to backup are small files, I actually use git, because it is historical.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:05 PM, Joao Monteiro <
>>>>>> jmonteiro257 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Upfront "thank you" for your patience and understanding with a happy
>>>>>>> ex-windows-slave, linux-rookie-free-man...lol...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Question:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows versions aside, I was used to use the command prompt to
>>>>>>> select which files I wanted to backup both from my own as well as from any
>>>>>>> other user of the same machine and/or network.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Linux, though, I haven't yet figured how to do such a selective
>>>>>>> backup as a "batch-like" manner...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I won't ask anybody to painfully type the instructions for me... I
>>>>>>> just ask that someone please post a link to "where" can I read and learn
>>>>>>> about how to do it, as I'm sure there's such a way in linux...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On a slight different note... I have been reading all the recent
>>>>>>> problems from various users... and I'm lost...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Coz I'm running xubuntu xfce on 4 different machines right now - 3
>>>>>>> laptops, 1 custom tower with intel core i7, ATI Radeon, Asus motherboard -
>>>>>>> and I don't have ONE single glitch anywhere....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That said... after every install on each one of them, I go to a page
>>>>>>> that I saved (google "10 things to do after installing xubuntu xfce"), I do
>>>>>>> everything therein suggested/recommended, and voila... no glitches... just
>>>>>>> blissfully beautiful working machines...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh... yes... screen tearing... not in the 10 things to do... But a
>>>>>>> search on screen tearing in xibuntu xfce brings up a script with full
>>>>>>> explanation and voila... screen tearing's gone.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind regards to all
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joao Monteiro
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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