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Linux Time Machine Alternative Reviewed

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Jan 8, 2008

[ Thanks to Matt D. for
this link. ]

“If there is a defining feature in Apple’s Leopard, it’s Time
Machine. As cool as it may be, the fact is that we, as Linux users,
are obviously not going to see much benefit from this is pitiful.
So it’s a good thing that open source developers have taken it upon
themselves to create something similar, be it not a ‘pretty’
alternative.

“A needed GUI alternative to rsnapshot, Flyback provides much of
the same functionality, but does so with a nice GUI wrapper to make
the entire process more user-friendly. The UI appears to be
GTK-based and overall, it’s impressive. Just about everything you
want from rsnapshot is here for the common man to make the most of
it with…”

Complete
Story

MH

Matt Hartley

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