8.1. A Practical Example Using the Wizard 8.1.1. (Domain and web hosting)
8.1. A Practical Example Using the Wizard 8.1.1. First Step: What to Backup Figure 19.17. Selecting What to Backup Select Backup System to include the /etc directory where all your current system configuration files lie. This allows you to transport your system to a different computer with little effort: only hardware-dependent configuration will have to be revised. The system backup does not include applications themselves (i.e. executable files, libraries). A priori this makes sense because it is likely that you will have access to the system’s installation media from which applications can be easily installed again on the target computer. Select Backup Users to include all the files included in all of your users’ /home directories. Clicking on the Select user manually button lets you select individual users and give you the following options: