I am currently using EndeavourOS for my laptop. Is there a backup solution that is easy to use, and can be run from the EndeavourOS install media without internet? (RSync is included, but no other backup tools are included, to my knowledge.) I don’t want to use another ISO due to space constraints on my USB.

  • ikidd@lemmy.world
    14·
    2 years ago

    Borg backup. You should be able to install it on your Live session, then restore to the target mount point.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Vorta looks very powerful. I know all that functionality is in Borg, but it’s tricky to do it right. I’ll give Vorta a try on my next install.

    • Quazatron@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      BorgBackup is the answer. Stopped creating stupid shell scripts with rsync and whatever and thinking I was so clever.

  • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.mlEnglish
    41·
    2 years ago

    I don’t want to use another ISO due to space constraints on my USB.

    What? A 32GB thumb drive is under $10…

  • lynny@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    Restic is my favorite, but you really would need to be familiar with the terminal, cron tasks, etc. to consider it a viable option.

  • zkikiz@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Idk about Endeavour but I use Duplicity and don’t currently regret it.

  • dbx12@programming.dev
    2·
    2 years ago

    Not a recommendation per se, but you can use any backup software as long as you can edit your live iso. For example puting the restic binary into /opt

  • emhl@feddit.de
    1·
    2 years ago

    Are you already using something like ventoy, or do you refrain from using another usb stick?

  • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    I use backintime and have for a number of years. It is incremental with unchanged files being hard-linked and makes it easy to restore files if needed.