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Idea #17060: Easy Backup of Key Configuration Files

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #15048: Backups of critical files.
Written by nxion the 5 Jan 09 at 18:46. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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The idea behind this would be to have a application that would be able to backup key files, for example your xorg.conf and your bashrc file. Another example would be to specify other files that you want to backup. By other files I mean configuration files. What do you all think?
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #17060
Written by nxion the 5 Jan 09 at 18:46.
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ushimitsudoki wrote on the 6 Jan 09 at 02:52
-1, let me explain:

I see a lot of "backup/restore/move to new system" ideas about config files that I think overlook a basic point:

Linux is multi-user. There are *your* config files, and there are the *system* config files.

Something like etckeeper is pretty nice for handling system config files, and having /home as a separate partition is pretty nice for making your config files available.

This idea is a good example of the problem: xorg.conf is a system file (of which there is probably only one for the entire system), but there could be many .bashrc files.

So, I agree that the idea is good, but I think it needs more thought. I don't like to just upvote good ideas, I prefer to upvote good ideas that have some detailed thought included.


nxion wrote on the 6 Jan 09 at 14:54
Thank you for the feedback!

I guess I should have made it a little clearer when I wrote it. I meant to say that this would be for both a muti-user system and a single user. I agree with the separate /home partition, but most of the newer users do not understand how to do that or are uncomfortable with doing that.

nxion wrote on the 6 Jan 09 at 14:55
I have never heard of etckeeper, I will look into that. Thanks


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