||<>|| * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:desktop-o-deja-dup-enhancements * '''Created''': 2011-04-18 * '''Contributors''': LaunchpadHome:mterry * '''Packages affected''': deja-dup == Summary == This specification discusses ways to make [[https://launchpad.net/deja-dup|Déjà Dup]] better. Déjà Dup is a backup tool for non-technical users that aims to be in Oneiric by default. == Discussion Topics == * Discoverability * Notify after a week * Notify upon plugging in large external disk * Make restoring-while-using better * Kick dconf * Tell Ubuntu to notify about a restart * Make a backup browser * A lot of latency all over the place * GVFS backend? * Enter duplicity:// URL * How to allow user to change date? Nautilus bar? * Custom UI ala Time Machine * Would likely look a lot like nautilus * Manage/view backups * See dates and which are full/incremental * Delete backups manually * Integrate with installers like Ubiquity * May need a library * Needs help from Design team * Back up non-files * Web data like gmail, flickr * Package list * "Restore to original location on XXX" when running in Live CD * Notify user in UI that cloud services cost money * Provide estimation * Create a restore thumb drive * Automatically verify that the backup can be restored * Finer-grained scheduling (?) * Provide an option (or maybe have that by default for encrypted backups) to not use SSL when uploading backups to S3, using [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/duplicity/+bug/433970|duplicity's --s3-unencrypted-connection]], for much faster backups. == Notes from UDS == {{{ #uds-o #track #topic Discoverability Notify after a week Notify upon plugging in large external disk SMART data is going bad Low on disk space Make restoring-while-using better Kick dconf Tell Ubuntu to notify about a restart Make a backup browser A lot of latency all over the place GVFS backend? Enter duplicity:// URL How to allow user to change date? Nautilus bar? Custom UI ala Time Machine Would likely look a lot like nautilus ZFS snapshot visualisation in Nautilus: http://blogs.oracle.com/erwann/entry/zfs_on_the_desktop_zfs Manage/view backups See dates and which are full/incremental Delete backups manually Integrate with installers like Ubiquity May need a library Needs help from Design team Back up non-files Web data like gmail, flickr Package list "Restore to original location on XXX" when running in Live CD Notify user in UI that cloud services cost money Provide estimation Create a restore thumb drive Automatically verify that the backup can be restored Finer-grained scheduling (?) Provide an option (or maybe have that by default for encrypted backups) to not use SSL when uploading backups to S3, using duplicity's --s3-unencrypted-connection, for much faster backups. https://live.gnome.org/DejaDup/Design/Proposal-MoreThanFolders Inline warning if user changes folders so that certain important things (email, documents) aren't included Support GNOME's snowy thing when it is a thing Ask design about helping avoid user preventing forgetting the password Maybe prompt once a month for it again Or backup keyring separately and unencrypted (what about unsafe storage) Hook into pam and grab login password }}} == Action Items == ... == Comments == Leave any comments here please! {{{ }}} ---- CategorySpec