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Deja-dup Backup Mirabelle

soas-v2- Blueberry follow this link [1]

Déjà Dup provides a nice graphical interface for backing up your SoaS live USB/SD installation

Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the 'right way' (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses Duplicity as the backend.

Features:

Support for local or remote backup locations, including Amazon S3
Securely encrypts and compresses your data
Incrementally backs up, letting you restore from any particular backup
Schedules regular backups
Integrates well into your GNOME desktop

Installation

From a computer booted from SoaS Mirabelle,

In the Terminal Activity, first switch users to the root user,Then install the software,

su
yum install duplicity deja-dup

12 Pkgs 6.5M

How back up your Soas Mirabelle installation

Insert a 2nd USB storage device (formatted fat32)
In the Terminal Activity
deja-dup
Graphical application starts

Initial Configuration

edit/Preferences (on top bar of window)
Backup location: other / places /<your 2nd USB device> <open> (scroll up to find your device)
Include files in folders ( Home folder is selected)
Close

Backup

in the Terminal (as the default liveuser account)
deja-dup
Graphical application starts
Backup

Restore to a new replacement SoaS live USB device

Insert 2nd USB device with backup done previously
In the Terminal Activity
su

yum install duplicity deja-dup
Repeat initial configuration (listed above)
In Terminal
deja-dup
Graphical application starts
Restore

Notes

Does Not back up the Sugar Journal

use these applications to Backup/Restore the journal:

Backup 4 (Activity) http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4326

Restore 3 (Activity) http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4327

Use the same soas.iso to make a replacement USB device for Restoration.

Can be sugarized Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#How_To_Sugarize_liveusb-creator so it will appear as an installed application in the Home view of Mirabelle.

Sugar Clone, Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone, will duplicate a live SoaS installation.

References

http://launchpad.net/deja-dup

How to sugarize deja-dup

Link [2]

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-==Deja-dup Backup==
+<noinclude>{{TOCright}}
+</noinclude>
-'''deja-dup is a nice way to graphically backup your soas live USB/SD'''
+==Deja-dup Backup Mirabelle==
+*'''soas-v2- Blueberry follow this link''' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/deja-dup#Deja-dup_Backup_soas-v2-Blueberry]
+'''Déjà Dup provides a nice graphical interface for backing up your SoaS live USB/SD installation'''
-Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the
-'right way' (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the
+[http://launchpad.net/deja-dup Déjà Dup] is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the
-backend.
+'right way' (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses [[wikipedia:Duplicity_(software)|Duplicity]] as the backend.
 Features:
- • Support for local or remote backup locations, including Amazon S3
+* Support for local or remote backup locations, including Amazon S3
- • Securely encrypts and compresses your data
+* Securely encrypts and compresses your data
- • Incrementally backs up, letting you restore from any particular backup
+* Incrementally backs up, letting you restore from any particular backup
- • Schedules regular backups
+* Schedules regular backups
- • Integrates well into your GNOME desktop
+* Integrates well into your GNOME desktop
 ===Installation===
-PC running from booted soas v3 Mirabelle USB:
+From a computer booted from SoaS Mirabelle,
-In sugar-terminal:
+In the Terminal Activity, first switch users to the root user,Then install the software,
-  su
+  {{Code|su}}
-  yum install duplicity deja-dup
+  {{Code|yum install duplicity deja-dup}}
-===How to USE to Backup Your Soas v3 Mirabelle USB===
+Pkgs 6.5M
-PC running from booted soas v3 Mirabelle USB:
+===How back up your Soas Mirabelle installation===
-*Insert 2nd USB (formatted fat32)
-*sugar-terminal
+* Insert a 2nd USB storage device (formatted fat32)
- deja-dup
+* In the Terminal Activity
-*Graphical Application starts
+*: {{Code|deja-dup}}
+* Graphical application starts
 ====Initial Configuration====
-*edit/Preferences (on top bar of window)
+* edit/Preferences (on top bar of window)
-*Backup location: other / places /<your 2nd usb> <open> (scroll up to find your 2nd USB)
+* Backup location: other / places /<your 2nd USB device> <open> (scroll up to find your device)
-*Include files in folders ( Home folder is selected) /Add / File system /mnt/live/ <Open>
+* Include files in folders ( Home folder is selected)
-*Close
+* Close
 ====Backup====
-*sugar-terminal
+* in the Terminal (as the default liveuser account)
-(not root)
+*: {{Code|deja-dup}}
- deja-dup
+* Graphical application starts
-*Graphical Application starts
+* '''Backup'''
-*'''Backup'''
+====Restore to a new replacement SoaS live USB device====
-====Restore to new replacement Soas live USB====
+* Insert 2nd USB device with backup done previously
+* In the Terminal Activity
+*: {{Code|su}}
+*: {{Code|yum install duplicity deja-dup}}
+* Repeat initial configuration (listed above)
+* In Terminal
+*: {{Code|deja-dup}}
+* Graphical application starts
+* '''Restore'''
-* In sugar-terminal:
+===Notes===
- su
- yum install duplicity deja-dup
-* repeat Initial configuration (listed above)
-*Insert 2nd usb with backup done previosly
-*sugar-terminal
- deja-dup
-*Graphical Application starts
-*'''Restore'''
-===Notes===
+*Does Not back up the Sugar Journal
-* '''Use a dedicated USB for Backups''' for EACH Live USB you are working with
+: use these applications to Backup/Restore the journal:
-* Keep and mark them in pairs
+:: Backup 4 (Activity)  http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4326
+:: Restore 3 (Activity) http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4327
-* Backs up and restores
+* Use the same soas.iso to make a replacement USB device for Restoration.
- /usr/share/sugar/activities
- /home/liveuser/Activities
- liveOS and syslinux directories
-   (Overlay-live-xxx (persistence)
-    OSmin.img Squashfs.img files
-* Does Not backup journal
+* '''Can be sugarized ''' [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#How_To_Sugarize_liveusb-creator]] so it will appear as an installed application in the Home view of Mirabelle.
-* Use the same soas.iso to make a replacement USB for Restore
+* Sugar Clone, [[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone]], will duplicate a live SoaS installation.
-* '''Can be sugarized ''' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#How_To_Sugarize_liveusb-creator] so it will appear as an installed application in the f3 ring of Mirabelle
+===References===
-* SugarClone [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone][http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone] will duplicate a sugarized installation
+http://launchpad.net/deja-dup
-===References===
+==How to sugarize deja-dup==
-https://launchpad.net/deja-dup
+Link [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/deja-dup#How_to_Sugarize_deja-dup]