Flyback is a backup and recovery tool loosley modified by Apple’s “Time Machine”.. So here is a Linux implementation (built off of rsync, of course). No fancy OpenGL, but quite functional none-the-less.”
- Excludes are now implemented
- Automation is now implemented
- Can now run backups gui-less via “–backup”
- All commands (not just rsync) get outputed to the command output box now
- Fixed restore permissions error, other bugs
Instructions On how to install in various distros :–
Debian :–
sudo apt-get install python python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-gnome2-extras python-gtk2 rsync
Ubuntu : –
sudo apt-get install python python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-gnome2-extras python-gtk2 python-gconf python-gobject rsync
Fedora :–
yum install pygtk2 gnome-python2-gconf gnome-python2-extras pygtk2-libglade
Source : Home Page
November 11, 2007 at 1:58 pm
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March 12, 2008 at 8:51 pm
After installing FlyBack v4 (Kubuntu-Gusty, backing up ‘/home’), the resulting back firectory only containg floders w/o any files. Tback folders are empty. What am I doing wrong?