[xubuntu-users] Rookie question on backups

[Joao Monteiro]

True. And yet, in my personal experience, when there is a really urgent cry
for help, it usually gets answered pretty quicker than I'd expect. You
don't get that in microsoft land.

On 12 Jul 2017 04:32, "Guang Chao" <guang.chao.1974 at gmail.com> wrote:

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