Linux / Fedora Core: How To Use rdiff-backup To Pull BackupsMay 26th, 2007 rdiff-backup is a popular, free, open source mirroring and incremental backup system for posix based operating systems like linux & Mac OS X. It uses rysnc algorithm through librsync but it doesn't use rsync.
How To Install Latest Version of rdiff-backup in Fedora Core 6 and EarlierOctober 21st, 2008 Fedora Core 6 an earlier do not have the latest version of rdiff-backup - version 1.2.2. The latest version of rdiff-backup is incompatible with the earlier versions.
Linux Tips: Bandwidth Monitoring, Common Commands, AccountingOctober 13th, 2008 Linux Bandwidth monitoring tools and this (better explanations) - Instead of apt-get use yum install for RedHat based systems like Fedora, CentOS and obviously RedHat. Common Linux commands - The description is terse.
How To Copy Master Boot Record (MBR) Between Hard DisksMarch 18th, 2008 In Linux you can use the dd command to copy MBR from one hard disk to another. You can also use dd to backup your master boot record to a different (or same) media.
Tiny Core Linux: Smallest OS(10 MB), Fast Internet with X DesktopMarch 23rd, 2009 Perhaps the smallest and still stable desktop based Linux version is Tiny Core Linux. It takes only 10MB size and runs on USB drive, CD or an internal hard disk drive, almost anywhere you want it to.
How To Quickly Backup HSQLDB Database...July 31st, 2007 HSQLDB is a high performance RDBMS written in pure Java. It can be used as a in-memory database or regular file based database.
How To Use AWK To Simplify Scripting: Multi-Database Backup ExampleApril 20th, 2008 AWK is an extremely versatile and powerful language for processing files and text data. Often you can use awk to perform complex tasks on Unix / Linux / Mac OS command line which would otherwise take a full-fledged programming effort.
Top 100 Free Linux Games for the Hardcore Gamer Inside YouFebruary 9th, 2009 Don't call yourself an avid gamer if you've still not battled the Linux games. Often the dabblers ask whether they get as cool games for Linux as for Windows.
How to See the Memory Map of Processes in LinuxSeptember 18th, 2009 When working in Linux system you might need to look for the memory usage in the system. Linux comes with different command to check memory usage.
How To Disable Windows Genuine Advantage Notification in 3 Simple StepsApril 24th, 2007 Following three simple steps now you can get rid of the pesky and sometimes buggy Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications:
1. Reboot Windows in safe mode (hold the f8 key while booting and you will get the option to boot in safe mode) and then:
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Hard Disk Crash Recovery Using Bootable SystemRescueCd (Free)September 3rd, 2007 SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk.
No FUD Dept.: Difference between CentOS 5 versus RedHat Enterprise Linux 5October 9th, 2009 CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version.
How To Migrate Mantis Defect Tracking System From Windows To Linux / Fedora Core 6May 12th, 2007 Mantis is popular php based defect tracking application which works on top of RDBMS like MySQL and PostgreSQL. Recently I ported our Windows based Mantis installation to Linux.
Top 10 Linux Backup and Recovery software June 24th, 2009 Suppose you are running an organization with mission-critical Linux servers in one location and with IT experts. Imagine a situation, if your server goes down.
Simplest Way To Backup WordPress From BrowserJune 8th, 2008 Traditionally WordPress is backed up by backing the database and the files separately, if required. WordPress 2.5.1 introduces a much simpler way to backup the database in xml format on your desktop.
If you are over-optimist about your computer's safety, let me tell you there are any number of hard drives failures occurring in and around you. Well, you might have no clue of a data-disaster when it hits your system. The only way to save your invaluable data is a back up tool. Now if you are the one who works on Linux system, you are lucky to have a number of free backup tools for your system. Most of these tools provide you complete backup either on a regular or scheduled basis. Some of these free application are server based where as there are others that can be installed in your Computer. I got across five cool free backup systems for Linux that I would like to share with you. Here's a list of top 5 free Backup Tools for Linux.
It provides one of the simplest ways to backup your Linux system. Back in Time captures the snapshot of a specified set of directories.
This free backup tool offers a simple Windows GUI and rsync to provide backups for client machines.
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