Lucky Strike
The Obnam command-line tool allows backups and restores, even when the X server is on strike. Its many options will easily meet the needs of a SOHO environment.
Easy backups with Obnam
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Hard drives know only three basic states, empty, full, and broken. In the first two states, the devices store data. However, hardware can change to the third state more often than you might like. So, unless you're following the Torvalds principle of "real men don't do backups," you will sooner or later need a good backup strategy and the right software to go with it.
The number of programs available for backing up data is astounding [1]. The Obnam tool, however, stands out from the crowd thanks to its many options that, in most cases, help ensure that your data is securely backed up. The excellent online tutorial [2] assists in special cases.
Obnam was written by the Finnish Debian developer and Linux old-timer Lars Wirzenius. He's been working since 2006 on Python software that stores desired backups on local disks, NFS or SMB shares, or remote servers, supported by the SFTP protocol.
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