Re: on the subject of backups

If you want the full details check out:
http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html

It looks like many have suggested backing up /home. I'd add /usr/local
to that list as well if you compile and install any applications outside
your standard distribution. /etc is small and can help in a quick
restore of your system from original distribution media.

Basically if you have /home /usr/local and /etc backed up you can
reinstall your original operating system from cd with the same settings
you installed with originally. then restore those three directories and
you should be at least 99% of the way back to what you had when to did
the backup.

Hope that helps some
-Bill W

On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 12:53 -0700, mike hoy wrote:
> hi,
>
> i use slackware 10 and have noticed the last couple of emails are
> regarding backups.
> i';ve used windoze for years and know exaclty what to backup but need
> to know which directories are recommended for backups and if you could
> tell me what the directory does. oh and don't tell me to backup my
> home directory i figured that much out already.
>
> /bin directory ?? what goes in that directory
> /usr directory ?? ..
>
> i'm not asking for an exhaustive explanation on EVERY directory just
> basically and i mean basically which ones to backup and why.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mike
>
>
> My site http://www.solodiver.net
>
>
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