Description:

backupmysystemusb2usb 1.0.4

backupmystemusb2usb is a Creative Commons Python package to copy usb key.
Its runs on Python 3.7 and has a dependency for yaml, and another one for the gui.

Installation without the source
To install backupmysytemusb2usb package run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libyaml-dev python3-gi
sudo -H pip3 install backupmystemusb2usb
You have to create a config.yml file (you can save it into your ~/.local/share/backupmysystemusb2usb directory)
UUID_1_Master: 790d1fbb-96ed-46c3-868d-08e05e223fa7
UUID_1_Slave: 790d1fbb-96ed-46c3-868d-08e05e223fa7
Temp_img: /home/stephane/Temp/Linux.img
Temp_log: /home/stephane/Temp/BackupMySystem-Temp.log
Kill_dd: True
UUID list
sudo blkid
Find your device and to change the label if the device master UUID is the same as the slave UUID (for exemple: if you cancel in copying temporary img to disk slave), you have to put a date upper on master than slave
Warning UUID is not Label !
sudo e2label /dev/sd_1 "19991231235959"
For the deamon, write a run.py for running by user root with chmod 700
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
import yaml
from backupmysystemusb2usb.usb2usb import usb2usb
try:
u2u = usb2usb(sys.argv[1])
u2u.backup()
except yaml.YAMLError:
exit()
You can create a service systemd if you planed to backup your usb key every day in the morning. You can wakeonlan from a raspberrypi or with another technic
wakeonlan MACADRESS
crontab -e
# write your cron
sudo service cron reload
Now to create a daemon in startup (without console).
Use this name “backupmysystemusb2usb” because in source const.py this file is a constant for GUI progress for non-root user
cd /etc/systemd/system
vi backupmysystemusb2usb.service
Write
[Unit]
After=ssh.service

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/your/working/path/
ExecStart=/usr/bin/sh -c "/your/working/path/run.py /your/working/path/config.yml"

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
Enable and start
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable backupmysystemusb2usb
Then the service start on reboot.
If you will test now the service :
sudo systemctl start backupmysystemusb2usb
Check the log (the last 20 messages)
sudo journalctl --unit backupmysystemusb2usb -n 20
You can go to check your output log file configured by config.yml
Now we have to create the shell return for non-root user gui.py
touch gui.py
chmod 700 gui.py
vi gui.py
And write in file
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import yaml
from backupmysystemusb2usb.usb2usb import usb2usb
u2u = usb2usb('/path/to/your/config.yml')
u2u.gui()
You can create a autostart Gnome desktop startup
cd ~/.config/autostart
touch backupmysystemusb2usb.desktop
chmod 744
vi backupmysystemusb2usb.desktop
And in your editor enter
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Backup my system usb to usb
Comment=Copy disk with the same space
Exec=/your/working/path/gui.py
Icon=org.gnome.Terminal
Path=/your/working/path/
Terminal=true
Hidden=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;Application;


Installation from source
To install the latest developement version run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/stephaneworkspace/backupmysystemusb2usb


Versions

1.04

Change license to Creative Commons


1.03

Change license to Creative Commons


1.02

Fix bug and rename label usb key


1.0.1

Add gui Gtk


0.0.16

Alpha version

License

For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.

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