diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 100644 index 812921e..0000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -## Barusu - a python tool to back up your apt packages and dconf settings - -# Usage: - -backup_assistant [opts] -Options: - `-h --help`: show help and exit - `-d --backup-dir [directory]`: set the directory for the backup/restoration (default is ~/.backups) - `-r --restore`: run the restoration (from backupdir). You must be root to restore, as you'll install packages. If you are backing up from a directory different from `~/.backup` you need to use the -d/--backup-dir option BEFORE the -r/--restore - -# Installation - -After downloading run: `python3 setup.py install` - -# Using with cron - -In a terminal run: `crontab` (you might need to choose an editor to continue) -Once you see your crontab in your editor paste the following line at the end: -`0 * * * * barusu` -This will attempt to run barusu hourly, however it'll only fully run once daily and exit every other time to save system resources. - -# How it works: - -backup: -1. It uses `dpkg` to get a list of all installed packages. -2. It dumps all settings using `dconf` -3. The result is two files in `~/.backup` (unless specified otherwise): `packagelist.txt` and `dconf_out.txt` (and a hidden `.backupdone` file for internal usage of the program - -restore: -(you must call the script as root when restoring!) -1. It uses `dpkg` to set a list of operations exported in `~/.backup/packagelist.txt` then calls `apt-get` to install them -2. It uses `dconf` to load settings exported in `~/.backup/dconf_out.txt` -It is possible to provide an alternative backup folder using option `-d` or `backup-dir` as with backups, but you need to specify the folder BEFORE the -r/--restore option diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0b076fb..0000000 --- a/requirements.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -datetime