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Re: btrfs and Guix features [was: gnu: next: Compress the executable.]
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Maxim Cournoyer |
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Re: btrfs and Guix features [was: gnu: next: Compress the executable.] |
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Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:58:29 -0400 |
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Hello again,
Pierre Neidhardt <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi Maxim!
>
>> I've used a full backup to migrate from hard drives in the past; it's
>> actually faster to sync drives than fetch packages off the internet, and
>> my system is exactly in the same *state* as it was left (including those
>> bookmarks in Icecat, those cached emails, etc.).
>>
>> Keep in mind that multiple subvolumes can be used to hold your 'home' or
>> other data partitons, making these individually easy to snapshot and
>> backup.
>
> I personally prefer to restore the home data (bookmarks, emails...) in a
> functional, declarative manner (for now via scripts, later maybe via
> Shepherd user services if I find time / money to work on this). It's
> more work, but if we get user services we could factor this work so that
> everyone benefits from it.
I agree with you, that declarative is nice; but it's still no substitute
for a backup IMO. I'm already using a private git + GNU Stow to deploy
my dot files, and have been meaning to try the Guix Home Manager [0]
Guix extension (via a channel) by Julien Lepiller.
[0] https://framagit.org/tyreunom/guix-home-manager
Maxim
Re: 02/02: gnu: next: Compress the executable., Efraim Flashner, 2019/10/03
Re: 02/02: gnu: next: Compress the executable., Maxim Cournoyer, 2019/10/08
Re: 02/02: gnu: next: Compress the executable., Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/10/08
Re: 02/02: gnu: next: Compress the executable., Maxim Cournoyer, 2019/10/08
Re: 02/02: gnu: next: Compress the executable., Pierre Neidhardt, 2019/10/09