Backup software for Linux?

Hi,
any suggestions for a user friendly, reliable backup software?
I need to backup two Suse Linux machines regularly (a desktop at work
and a laptop, I'd like to keep them in perfect sync). I want to do
backups on an external USB disk, and use it to keep the two machines in
sync.

I also need to backup separately a Windows partition on another
external USB disk, so I prefer a backup system that works both with
Windows XP and Linux, for simplicity.

I'm a user with no time for messing around with complicated solutions.
Someone suggested Backuppc to me. Is this a good, simple solution? Is
it overkill?

thanks a lot.

eric napsal:
> Hi,
> any suggestions for a user friendly, reliable backup software?
> I need to backup two Suse Linux machines regularly (a desktop at work
> and a laptop, I'd like to keep them in perfect sync). I want to do
> backups on an external USB disk, and use it to keep the two machines in
> sync.

unison?

--js

gep wrote:
> eric napsal:
> > Hi,
> > any suggestions for a user friendly, reliable backup software?
> > I need to backup two Suse Linux machines regularly (a desktop at work
> > and a laptop, I'd like to keep them in perfect sync). I want to do
> > backups on an external USB disk, and use it to keep the two machines in
> > sync.
>
> unison?
>
> --js

Thanks. Would you recommend it over BackupPC?

Also, is the following backup strategy good? The idea is:
- sync disk1 (desktop linux box) with disk2 (removable USB disk)
- syns disk2 with disk3 (laptop)
This way disk1 and 3 are always in sync, and I have disk2 for backup.

On 13 Nov 2006 09:18:29 -0800, I waved a wand and this message
magically appears in front of eric:

> I also need to backup separately a Windows partition on another
> external USB disk, so I prefer a backup system that works both with
> Windows XP and Linux, for simplicity.

man rsync. I use it all the time to backup my computers.
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You've been eating the cat food again, haven't you?

eric wrote:
> gep wrote:
>> eric napsal:
>>> Hi,
>>> any suggestions for a user friendly, reliable backup software?
>>> I need to backup two Suse Linux machines regularly (a desktop at work
>>> and a laptop, I'd like to keep them in perfect sync). I want to do
>>> backups on an external USB disk, and use it to keep the two machines in
>>> sync.
>> unison?
>>
>> --js
>
> Thanks. Would you recommend it over BackupPC?

Unfortunately, I don't know BackupPC. Unison is python-based -- it'll work
without recompilation anywhere, where python is present (e.g. your flash disk).

> Also, is the following backup strategy good? The idea is:
> - sync disk1 (desktop linux box) with disk2 (removable USB disk)
> - syns disk2 with disk3 (laptop)
> This way disk1 and 3 are always in sync, and I have disk2 for backup.

Yes, this should work.

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js