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Another 'sneaky' thing that LM did is to provide an automated, simple, customizable backup system that 'just works'. Most distros have nothing like it, and the
by 8bitsrule 8y ago
Another 'sneaky' thing that LM did is to provide an automated, simple, customizable backup system that 'just works'.
Most distros have nothing like it, and their forums are constantly asking 'oops, how do I fix...' questions. Much of the time, people just give up and reinstall, losing all of their customizations, if not data.
One more reason why the 'year of the Linux desktop' hasn't appeared.
- chopin 8y agoUnfortunately, I didn't get timeshift to work to do a remote backup (via ssh). As I wanted automated backups especially for the home dirs I use backintime which also offers the features of rsync. I use timeshift for regular manual system backups (eg. before major upgrades or fiddling with drivers).
- 8bitsrule 8y agoLM's developers regularly communicate with users, and the remote-backup option seems like something they would want to think about.