loop backup is a bash script for automatic and complete system backups with a large but simple configuration. Destination can be CDR(W), hard disk, tape, Samba, FTP or SCP (SSH). The backups include the configuration and data of the most-used applications/utilities/services on any GNU/Linux workstation or server. It has support for English and Spanish at the moment, with easy translation to other languages.
| Tags | Archiving backup |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
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Changes: An English translation and easy translation for other languages has been added. Included are SCP (SSH) and FTP destinations for backups, an option to only make an ISO image of the backup and pass commands to manage it, encryption for resulting backup files, bzip2 or gzip compression, and improved logging and error reporting. Backups for more common applications have been added, as well as more exclude options.


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This script is in Spanish. I'm not against Spanish but it
should be listed as "Spanish only" in the description.
Web page only in spanish?
Too bad the web page for this program is only in spanish...
May give it a try when it'll be in english maybe ;)