I’ve been looking for a simple backup, and mint backup seemed perfect, jusy backing up the home directory, so I downloaded from the software manager and it downloaded ok, but it would not run.
then reading on peppermint forums it appears it workrd on one and ice but not two. why should this be? and any way of getting it working?
thanks again
Never used it … any reason not to use sbackup or deja-dup ?
And I can’t find anything called Mint Backup in the Peppermint/Ubuntu repositories … where did you get it from ?
its in the software manager as mintbackup
Erm, it’s not in my Peppermint Software Manager ? … have you been adding any PPA’s ?
Or did you install it from a .deb file ?
Nor is it in Synaptic ???
We are talking about PeppermintOS (Two) here aren’t we … and not Linux Mint ?
def on peppermint two
and its def in both software manager and synaptic , mintbackup version2.0.7
i installed it from synaptic,
I went for it because it sounded the most straight forward and should have done just what I wanted, just back up the home directory, all other things such as photos etc i back up as i do them.
what I dont understand is why it will not work in two when it worked on one and ice, all based on ubuntu,
mark@mark-AA1 ~ $ sudo apt-get install mintbackup [sudo] password for mark: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package mintbackup
See, not there ??? … and I have all the default repo’s enabled, so I’m guessing it’s coming from a PPA you added ?
Can anyone else using PeppermintOS (two) confirm whether mintbackup is in their repo’s.
What is the output from:
apt-cache showpkg mintbackup
what I dont understand is why it will not work in two when it worked on one and ice, all based on ubuntu,
It probably depends on some library or other that’s not included in Ubuntu 11.04 (so not in PeppermintOS 2)
Which is probably why it’s no longer in the default repositories.
Still baffled why it’s being listed on your system though ???
Mintbackup isn’t available in my Peppermint2 repo.
Unless he added the mint repos?
output
Package: mintbackup
Versions:
2.0.7 (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
Description Language:
File: /var/lib/dpkg/status
MD5: ba0a3618f266c650e0d3ca61f85292ae
Reverse Depends:
Dependencies:
2.0.7 - python (2 2.4) python (3 3) python-gtk2 (0 (null)) python-glade2 (0 (null))
Provides:
2.0.7 -
Reverse Provides:
My guess is that he installed it as a .deb as described on the Peppermint forum.
as in the last posting here:
http://peppermintos.net/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=3979&p=23642&hilit=mintbackup#p23642
In which case, to run it you must run:
gksudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
from a terminal.
SORRY stop looking.
I think installed it from a post by kendal weaver
http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintbackup/mintbackup_2.0.7_all.deb.
is that why its now in my repos?
Most likely yes.
OK, try this command:
gksudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
if that starts mintbackup … and you want it to work from the menu …
Open a terminal and run:
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/mintBackup.desktop
When gedit opens, look for the line:-
Exec=mintbackup
and change it to:-
Exec=gksudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
SAVE the file and exit gedit.
Now see if the menu item menu>System Tools>Backup Tool starts the mintBackup application.
(it will prompt for your password first)
is that why its now in my repos?
YES … if you install a .deb package … it will show up under “Local” packages in Synaptic … and other package managers.
input your code from your post 8
this ran the backup, so i backed my files to a usb stick, very fast, very easy
then i saw your next post to start it from the menu
I copied and pasted exactly, saved file, but it does not start from menu,
I do have something extra on system tools, that is Nepomuk Backup, don’t know where this came from or if is a problem,
thanks for your patience
Nepomuk Backup is installed by default on Peppermint2.
Could you post the contents of:
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/mintbackup.desktop
or
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/mintBackup.desktop
Run:
gedit /usr/share/applications/mintBackup.desktop
and post the contents here.
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Backup Tool
Name[en_GB]=Backup Tool
Name[ko]=백업 도구
Name
=Alat za Kopiranje
Name[ms]=Alat Sandaran
Name[nds]=Programm zur Datensicherung
Name[bs]=Alat za sigurnosnu kopiju
Name[he]=כלי גיבוי
Name[oc]=Otís de còpia de seguretat
Name[tr][td]=Yedekleme Aracı
Name[fo]=Trygdarritingar amboð
Name[id]=Perangkat cadangan
Name[fr]=Outil de sauvegarde
Name[ar]=اداة النسخ الإحتياطي
Name[pl]=Narządzie do tworzenia kopii zapasowej
Name[sk]=Zálohovací nástroj
Name[bg]=Инструмент за създаване на резервни копия
Name[es]=Herramienta de copia de seguridad
Name[fa]=ابزار پشتیبان گیری
Name[hi]=बैकअप औजार
Name[vi]=Công cụ Sao lưu
Name[mk]=Алатка за креирање резервни копии
Name[nb]=Verktøy for sikkerhetskopiering
Name[cs]=Zálohovací nástroj
Name[mr]=बैकअप करण्याचे साधन
Name[is]=Öryggisafritun
Name[eu]=Babes kopiak egiteko Tresna
Name[sl]=Orodje za varnostno arhiviranje
Name[fi]=Varmuuskopiointityökalu
Name[lb]=Backup Instrumenter
Name[pt]=Ferramenta de Cópia de Segurança
Name[sr]=Alat za pravljenje rezerve.
Name[af]=Rusteun gereedskap
Name[tl]=Backup Tool
Name[uk]=Інструмент резервного копіювання
Name[am]=የተተኪ መሳሪያዎች
Name[et]=Varundustööriist
Name[ta]=காப்பு நகலெடுக்கும் மென்கருவி
Name[pt_PT]=Ferramenta de Cópia de Segurança
Name[ast]=Ferramienta de respaldu
Name[csb]=Nôrzãdze zazychrowaniô pòdôwków
Name[ru]=Средство резервного копирования
Name[zh_TW]=備份工具
Name[ja]=バックアップツール
Name[ca]=Eina de còpies de seguretat
Name[th]=Backup Tool
Name[ur]=Backup Tool
Name[en_AU]=Backup Tool
Name[bn]=ব্যাকআপ টুল
Name[zh_CN]=备份工具
Name[nl]=Back-uphulpmiddel
Name[el]=Εργαλείο Αντιγράφων Ασφαλείας
Name[it]=Strumento di backup
Name[sv]=Verktyg för säkerhetskopiering
Name[da]=Værktøj til sikkerhedskopiering
Name[de]=Datensicherungswerkzeug
Name[sq]=Mjeti për Backup
Name[ml]=ബാക്കപ്പ് ടൂള്
Name[nn]=Tryggleikskopiverktøy
Name[kk]=Резервті көшіру құралы
Name[lt]=Atsarginių kopijų kūrimo įrankis
Name[pt_BR]=Ferramenta para cópia de segurança
Name[hu]=Mentéskezelő
Name[ro]=Manager copii de siguranță
Name[jv]=Piranti cadangan
Name[zh_HK]=備份工具
Name[gl]=Ferramenta de copia de seguranza
Comment=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[en_GB]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[ko]=사용자의 홈 디렉토리를 백업합니다
Comment
=Napravite pričuvnu kopiju vašeg glavnog direktorija
Comment[ms]=Buat sandaran kepada direktori rumah anda
Comment[nds]=Erstellen Sie eine Datensicherung Ihres Home-Verzeichnisses
Comment[bs]=Napravi sigurnosnu kopiju home direktorija
Comment[he]=עליך לגבות את ספריית הבית שלך
Comment[oc]=Far una còpia de seguretat de son dorsier personau
Comment[table][tr][td]=Ev dizininin bir yedeğini alın
Comment[fo]=Trygdarrita heima fíluskránna
Comment[id]=Membuat cadangan dari direktori home Anda
Comment[fr]=Faire une sauvegarde de votre dossier personnel
Comment[ar]=اعمل نسخة إحتياطية من مجلد المنزل الخاص بك
Comment[pl]=Stwórz kopię zapasową swojego katalogu domowego
Comment[sk]=Vytvorte zálohu Vášho domovského adresára
Comment[bg]=Създаване на резервно копие на домашната Ви папка
Comment[es]=Hacer una copia de seguridad de su carpeta personal
Comment[fa]=ساختن یک پشتیبان از پوشه خانگی شما
Comment[hi]=अपनी ‘गृह निर्देशिका’ की अतरिक्त प्रति संजो कर रखें
Comment[vi]=Sao lưu thư mục Nhà của bạn
Comment[mk]=Направете резервна копија на домашниот именик
Comment[nb]=Lag en sikkerhetskopi av hjemmeområdet ditt
Comment[cs]=Zálohovat domovský adresář
Comment[mr]=गृह निर्देशिका बैकअप कर
Comment[is]=Taktu öryggisafrit af einkamöppunni þinni
Comment[eu]=Direktorio Nagusiaren babes kopia egin
Comment[sl]=Naredite varnostno kopijo vašega domačega (home) imenika
Comment[fi]=Varmuuskopioi kotihakemistosi
Comment[lb]=Maacht een Backup vum Home Verzeechnis
Comment[pt]=Fazer uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[sr]=Kreirajte rezervnu kopiju vašeg Home direktorijuma
Comment[af]=Maak 'n rugsteun van jou tuisgids
Comment[tl]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[uk]=Зробити резервну копію домашнього каталогу
Comment[am]=የሆም ዳይሬክቶሪ ተተኪ ይስሩ
Comment[et]=Varunda oma kodukataloog
Comment[ta]=துவக்க இல்லத்தை காப்பு நகலெடுக்கவும்
Comment[pt_PT]=Fazer uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[ast]=Facer una copia de seguridá de la to carpeta personal
Comment[csb]=Zazychrëjë pòdôwczi twòjegò domôcegò kataloga
Comment[ru]=Создать резервную копию вашей домашней директории
Comment[zh_TW]=備份您的家目錄
Comment[ja]=ホームディレクトリーのバックアップを作成します
Comment[ca]=Feu una còpia de seguretat del vostre directori d’inici
Comment[th]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[ur]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[en_AU]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[bn]=আপনার হোম ডিরেক্টরীর ব্যাকআপ তৈরী করুন
Comment[zh_CN]=备份您的主目录
Comment[nl]=Back-up maken van uw persoonlijke map
Comment[el]=Φτιάξτε ένα αντίγραφο ασφαλείας του φακέλου home
Comment[it]=Esegui un backup della tua cartella home
Comment[sv]=Gör en säkerhetskopia av din hemkatalog
Comment[da]=Lav en sikkerhedskopi af din hjemmemappe
Comment[de]=Erstellen Sie eine Sicherungskopie Ihres persönlichen Ordners
Comment[sq]=Bëni një backup të direktorisë suaj shtëpi
Comment[ml]=നിങ്ങളുടെ ഹോം ഡിരക്ടറി ബാക്കപ്പ് ചെയ്യുക
Comment[nn]=Lag tryggleikskopi av heimekatalogen din
Comment[kk]=Сіздің үй бумасының резервті көшірмесін жасау
Comment[lt]=Kurti namų katalogo atsarginę kopiją
Comment[pt_BR]=Faça uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[hu]=Mentés készítése a Saját mappáról
Comment[ro]=Creează o copie de siguranță a dosarului acasă
Comment[jv]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[zh_HK]=備份你的 Home 資料夾
Comment[gl]=Faga unha copia de seguranza do seu directorio persoal
Exec=gksudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
Icon=/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/icon.svg
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Application;System;Settings[/td][/tr][/td][/tr][/table]
OK, that’s weird … because here’s mine, and it works for me:-
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Backup Tool
Name[en_GB]=Backup Tool
Name[ko]=백업 도구
Name<hr/>=Alat za Kopiranje
Name[ms]=Alat Sandaran
Name[nds]=Programm zur Datensicherung
Name[bs]=Alat za sigurnosnu kopiju
Name[he]=כלי גיבוי
Name[oc]=Otís de còpia de seguretat
Name[tr]=Yedekleme Aracı
Name[fo]=Trygdarritingar amboð
Name[id]=Perangkat cadangan
Name[fr]=Outil de sauvegarde
Name[ar]=اداة النسخ الإحتياطي
Name[pl]=Narządzie do tworzenia kopii zapasowej
Name[sk]=Zálohovací nástroj
Name[bg]=Инструмент за създаване на резервни копия
Name[es]=Herramienta de copia de seguridad
Name[fa]=ابزار پشتیبان گیری
Name[hi]=बैकअप औजार
Name[vi]=Công cụ Sao lưu
Name[mk]=Алатка за креирање резервни копии
Name[nb]=Verktøy for sikkerhetskopiering
Name[cs]=Zálohovací nástroj
Name[mr]=बैकअप करण्याचे साधन
Name[is]=Öryggisafritun
Name[eu]=Babes kopiak egiteko Tresna
Name[sl]=Orodje za varnostno arhiviranje
Name[fi]=Varmuuskopiointityökalu
Name[lb]=Backup Instrumenter
Name[pt]=Ferramenta de Cópia de Segurança
Name[sr]=Alat za pravljenje rezerve.
Name[af]=Rusteun gereedskap
Name[tl]=Backup Tool
Name[uk]=Інструмент резервного копіювання
Name[am]=የተተኪ መሳሪያዎች
Name[et]=Varundustööriist
Name[ta]=காப்பு நகலெடுக்கும் மென்கருவி
Name[pt_PT]=Ferramenta de Cópia de Segurança
Name[ast]=Ferramienta de respaldu
Name[csb]=Nôrzãdze zazychrowaniô pòdôwków
Name[ru]=Средство резервного копирования
Name[zh_TW]=備份工具
Name[ja]=バックアップツール
Name[ca]=Eina de còpies de seguretat
Name[th]=Backup Tool
Name[ur]=Backup Tool
Name[en_AU]=Backup Tool
Name[bn]=ব্যাকআপ টুল
Name[zh_CN]=备份工具
Name[nl]=Back-uphulpmiddel
Name[el]=Εργαλείο Αντιγράφων Ασφαλείας
Name[it]=Strumento di backup
Name[sv]=Verktyg för säkerhetskopiering
Name[da]=Værktøj til sikkerhedskopiering
Name[de]=Datensicherungswerkzeug
Name[sq]=Mjeti për Backup
Name[ml]=ബാക്കപ്പ് ടൂള്
Name[nn]=Tryggleikskopiverktøy
Name[kk]=Резервті көшіру құралы
Name[lt]=Atsarginių kopijų kūrimo įrankis
Name[pt_BR]=Ferramenta para cópia de segurança
Name[hu]=Mentéskezelő
Name[ro]=Manager copii de siguranță
Name[jv]=Piranti cadangan
Name[zh_HK]=備份工具
Name[gl]=Ferramenta de copia de seguranza
Comment=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[en_GB]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[ko]=사용자의 홈 디렉토리를 백업합니다
Comment<hr/>=Napravite pričuvnu kopiju vašeg glavnog direktorija
Comment[ms]=Buat sandaran kepada direktori rumah anda
Comment[nds]=Erstellen Sie eine Datensicherung Ihres Home-Verzeichnisses
Comment[bs]=Napravi sigurnosnu kopiju home direktorija
Comment[he]=עליך לגבות את ספריית הבית שלך
Comment[oc]=Far una còpia de seguretat de son dorsier personau
Comment[tr]=Ev dizininin bir yedeğini alın
Comment[fo]=Trygdarrita heima fíluskránna
Comment[id]=Membuat cadangan dari direktori home Anda
Comment[fr]=Faire une sauvegarde de votre dossier personnel
Comment[ar]=اعمل نسخة إحتياطية من مجلد المنزل الخاص بك
Comment[pl]=Stwórz kopię zapasową swojego katalogu domowego
Comment[sk]=Vytvorte zálohu Vášho domovského adresára
Comment[bg]=Създаване на резервно копие на домашната Ви папка
Comment[es]=Hacer una copia de seguridad de su carpeta personal
Comment[fa]=ساختن یک پشتیبان از پوشه خانگی شما
Comment[hi]=अपनी 'गृह निर्देशिका' की अतरिक्त प्रति संजो कर रखें
Comment[vi]=Sao lưu thư mục Nhà của bạn
Comment[mk]=Направете резервна копија на домашниот именик
Comment[nb]=Lag en sikkerhetskopi av hjemmeområdet ditt
Comment[cs]=Zálohovat domovský adresář
Comment[mr]=गृह निर्देशिका बैकअप कर
Comment[is]=Taktu öryggisafrit af einkamöppunni þinni
Comment[eu]=Direktorio Nagusiaren babes kopia egin
Comment[sl]=Naredite varnostno kopijo vašega domačega (home) imenika
Comment[fi]=Varmuuskopioi kotihakemistosi
Comment[lb]=Maacht een Backup vum Home Verzeechnis
Comment[pt]=Fazer uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[sr]=Kreirajte rezervnu kopiju vašeg Home direktorijuma
Comment[af]=Maak 'n rugsteun van jou tuisgids
Comment[tl]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[uk]=Зробити резервну копію домашнього каталогу
Comment[am]=የሆም ዳይሬክቶሪ ተተኪ ይስሩ
Comment[et]=Varunda oma kodukataloog
Comment[ta]=துவக்க இல்லத்தை காப்பு நகலெடுக்கவும்
Comment[pt_PT]=Fazer uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[ast]=Facer una copia de seguridá de la to carpeta personal
Comment[csb]=Zazychrëjë pòdôwczi twòjegò domôcegò kataloga
Comment[ru]=Создать резервную копию вашей домашней директории
Comment[zh_TW]=備份您的家目錄
Comment[ja]=ホームディレクトリーのバックアップを作成します
Comment[ca]=Feu una còpia de seguretat del vostre directori d'inici
Comment[th]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[ur]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[en_AU]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[bn]=আপনার হোম ডিরেক্টরীর ব্যাকআপ তৈরী করুন
Comment[zh_CN]=备份您的主目录
Comment[nl]=Back-up maken van uw persoonlijke map
Comment[el]=Φτιάξτε ένα αντίγραφο ασφαλείας του φακέλου home
Comment[it]=Esegui un backup della tua cartella home
Comment[sv]=Gör en säkerhetskopia av din hemkatalog
Comment[da]=Lav en sikkerhedskopi af din hjemmemappe
Comment[de]=Erstellen Sie eine Sicherungskopie Ihres persönlichen Ordners
Comment[sq]=Bëni një backup të direktorisë suaj shtëpi
Comment[ml]=നിങ്ങളുടെ ഹോം ഡിരക്ടറി ബാക്കപ്പ് ചെയ്യുക
Comment[nn]=Lag tryggleikskopi av heimekatalogen din
Comment[kk]=Сіздің үй бумасының резервті көшірмесін жасау
Comment[lt]=Kurti namų katalogo atsarginę kopiją
Comment[pt_BR]=Faça uma cópia de segurança da sua pasta pessoal
Comment[hu]=Mentés készítése a Saját mappáról
Comment[ro]=Creează o copie de siguranță a dosarului acasă
Comment[jv]=Make a backup of your home directory
Comment[zh_HK]=備份你的 Home 資料夾
Comment[gl]=Faga unha copia de seguranza do seu directorio persoal
Exec=gksudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
Icon=/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/icon.svg
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Application;System;Settings
And that looks the same as yours ???
And if it works from the terminal, it SHOULD work from the menu once that file contains the same command ???
Just as a matter of interest, how many “Backup Tool” entries are there in your menu>System Tools menu ?
and what are the contents of:
gedit /usr/share/applications/mintBackup_mime.desktop
?
Can you also post the output from:
ls -a ~/.local/share/applications
1’ back up tool’ plus ‘Nepomuk Backup’
it won’t let me post content, I’ve got to go now so will try again tomorrow
thanks alot
You should be looking for “Backup Tool” and not “mintbackup”.
I’m currently more bothered about what
it won't let me post content
means ?