deja-dup Desktop Backup tool

[Matthias Clasen]

On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 20:22 -0500, Matthias Clasen wrote:
> 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 !


It took a while, but we do have deja-dup in F13 and rawhide now. And I
think it fits pretty well into the category I described here, so I think
we should consider including it. Opinions ?


Matthias