Re: [gentoo-user] Backups

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> > > Do you back up anything other than /etc and /home on a standard system?
> >
> > In a Gentoo system nothing is really standard, so I backup everything
> > from / and then have a small exclude list with things like:
> >
> > /dev, /proc, /sys, /exports, /var/cache/squid, /srv/BackupPC.
> >
> >
> > /var contains the most important files on a Gentoo system, if you loss
> > the portage installed software information your in a heap of trouble.
> > Goes both ways though backup of portages var information is less useful
> > without backup of everything installed.
> >
> >
> > I'm undecided about /usr/portage, I could save some time backing up
> > /usr/portage/distfiles, but it is easily generated content.
> >
> >
> >
> > Minimal backup - if your willing to spend the hours on getting thing
> > back up and running.
> >
> > /etc /root /home /usr/local /var
>
> For now I think I'll do /etc, /root, /home, /var/lib/portage/world,
> /usr/src/linux/.config, and anything specific I might need in
> /usr/local.  What else am I missing out on in /var?  I'm OK with a
> full reinstall for now.
>
> - Grant

/boot/grub/grub.conf too.  Does anyone leave /boot mounted all the time?

- Grant
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