Ask HN: How do you backup before an upgrade (Linux)?
Which software do you use as an emergency backup right before doing a risky operation (such as an upgrade) ?
I am going through the pain of restoring my files after a bad error on my part : I used déjà-dup (the default with Ubuntu 20.04.4) to back up the default home folder.
Unfortunately, my update broke everything and I lost access to my session. I hoped that deja-dup would allow me to restore from the live CD, but found out that I need the same computer name and username, so I had to reinstall everything before being able to restore.
This seems inconvenient, and I don't understand why it is the default behavior.
What are you using to do your backups ? Have you felt the same frustration I'm facing ?
I am going through the pain of restoring my files after a bad error on my part : I used déjà-dup (the default with Ubuntu 20.04.4) to back up the default home folder.
Unfortunately, my update broke everything and I lost access to my session. I hoped that deja-dup would allow me to restore from the live CD, but found out that I need the same computer name and username, so I had to reinstall everything before being able to restore.
This seems inconvenient, and I don't understand why it is the default behavior.
What are you using to do your backups ? Have you felt the same frustration I'm facing ?