Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use

From	<tomas@tuxteam.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use
Date	2023-05-17 09:40 +0200
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On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 09:53:36AM +0300, Anssi Saari wrote:
> Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, 16 May 2023 09:52:07 +0800
> > Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> On 16/5/23 09:11, paulf@quillandmouse.com wrote:
> >> > I'd suggest backing up /etc, since that's where your system settings
> >> > are. I also back up /var, since that's typically where your logs and
> >> > mail are.
> >> 
> >> There is a lot relevant of stuff in /usr/local
> >> 
> >> For instance some programs use /usr/local/etc rather than /etc
> >
> > They do? I see that my /usr/local/etc is empty. What programs use this
> > directory
> 
> It's an odd claim. I typically don't have anything in /usr/local except
> what I put there myself [...]

Not many. An "apt-file search /usr/local" turns up exactly three packages.
And I'd venture the guess that those three are doing this by mistake.

/usr/local is for the "local installation" (well, duh), not for the distro.
That's FHS, and Debian packaging rhymes pretty well with FHS.

Cheers
-- 
t

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Ok so Now which backup should I use Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> - 2023-05-16 02:20 +0200
  Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-05-16 03:30 +0200
    Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-05-16 04:00 +0200
      Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Charles Kroeger <mbone@gmx.co.uk> - 2023-05-16 08:00 +0200
      Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2023-05-17 04:10 +0200
        Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2023-05-17 09:00 +0200
          Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-05-17 09:20 +0200
          Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-05-17 09:40 +0200
            Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2023-05-17 14:00 +0200
              Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-05-17 14:10 +0200
            Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-05-18 09:20 +0200
              Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2023-05-18 23:40 +0200
  Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2023-05-16 12:10 +0200
  Re: Ok so Now which backup should I use Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2023-05-16 22:20 +0200

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