deja-dup Desktop Backup tool

[Matthias Clasen]

On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 04:38 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Are there any plans to include a good backup tool for the desktop by
> default?  I have put up deja-dup for review if anyone is interested in
> checking it out
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540761
> 
> Frontend for duplicity (which uses rsync library and gpg keys for
> encryption) written in Vala. It is a simple backup tool for GNOME and
> integrates with Nautilus bookmarks etc.
> 
> 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


I certainly consider the lack of integrated backup one of the more
glaring holes in our desktop. For something to be included in the
desktop spin, it needs to be really towards the dead-simple,
plug-in-a-backup-disk side. Not sure how well deja-dup fits into that
category, I've never tried it. But getting it packaged for Fedora is the
right first step in any case. Thanks for doing that !


Matthias