Linux backup software .. that meets unique requirements

[tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org (Tom Metro)]

David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> 6) Does not require that you periodically take the network i/o storage 
> hit of making a new full backup.  (This is not an option, as what the 
> data I want to back up is getting large, and I only want to do it once.)
> 
> * duplicity doesn't satisfy #6.

I haven't used duplicity, but I don't see why this behavior would be so 
ingrained in the architecture that it couldn't be changed via a 
configuration or minor patch to the code. (Even if a patch is necessary, 
it should be far less work than inventing a whole new backup tool.)


> Anyone have any suggestions here?

Try Rsyncrypto:
http://rsyncrypto.lingnu.com/index.php/Home_Page

I believe it meets all of your criteria. If I remember correctly, it 
works with a standard rsync server on the remote end.

(I haven't tried out Rsyncrypto in several years, and it was in a rough 
state when I looked at it, but it appears to have been under active 
development since then.)

  -Tom

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