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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Recommendations for a Linux system backup tool (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by tester1121 to c/[email protected]

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I am currently using EndeavourOS for my laptop. Is there a backup solution that is easy to use, and can be run from the EndeavourOS install media without internet? (RSync is included, but no other backup tools are included, to my knowledge.) I don't want to use another ISO due to space constraints on my USB.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Have you looked to see if rdiff-backup is included? It works off of rsync but provides incremental backups and restores. On my servers I set up a script that excludes system folders like /dev, network mounts, and the log files, but it grabs pretty much everything else. Once the script works just set up a cron job and forget about it.