backup-manager for Debian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note that the special configuration file `/usr/share/backup-manager/backup-manager.conf.tpl is here for the debconf needs. If you want to hack backup-manager by hand, just edit `/etc/backup-manager.conf' not the tpl one ! Installing the cron script --------------------------------------------------------------------- Backup-manager can be run by cron, but starting with version 0.7.9-2 this facility is disabled by default as it can be rather costly. To enable it, either run "dpkg-reconfigure backup-manager" and select the desired cron frequency, or copy the provided template file manually by running the following command: install /usr/share/backup-manager/backup-manager.cron.tpl /etc/cron.daily/backup-manager Replace cron.daily by cron.weekly or cron.monthly if you want less frequent backups. Notes for the Amazon S3 upload method --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to use the "s3" upload method (provided since version 0.7.3), you need to install the libnet-amazon-s3-perl package. Upgrade Notes for versions prior to 0.5.9a --------------------------------------------------------------------- Since 0.5.9a the configuration file format has changed (several configuration keys renamed). If you keep your old configuration file when upgrading, backup-manager will trigger warnings at runtime for every deprecated variables in the conffile. There is a simple and safe way to upgrade your configuration file, just use the contrib script: /usr/share/backup-manager/contrib/upgrade-conffile.sh /etc/backup-manager.conf This will perform the upgrade, show you the unified diff and ask for confirmation before overwriting. -- Alexis Sukrieh -- Sven Joachim , Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:59:32 +0100