[Discuss] Linux backups in 2019

[gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)]

A couple of months ago my desktop root got trashed (my fault while
preparing for installfest). In the past I used rsnapshot and Back In Time.
Both create snapshots using rsync with the link-dest option such that
existing files are hard linked. I run these as root since I backup parts of
things like /etc /usr/local /home (with multiple users). I would like to
know what others might be using and what they think of it. I do want to
keep the snapshot format where duplicate files are hard linked. Note that
my destination is a mounted removable hard drive.

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