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Testing repository moved to launchpad

Testing repository is now hosted in launchpad:

https://launchpad.net/~bit-team/+archive/testing

Stable repository will follow soon.

Back In Time version 0.9.99beta10

This is the 4th beta release on the way to 1.0. It is available on testing repository. Please keep in mind that this version is for testing only.

Changes:

  • smart remove policy slightly changed
  • fix backup on encfs folder

Back In Time version 0.9.99beta9

This is the third beta release on the way to 1.0. It is available on testing repository. Please keep in mind that this version is for testing only.

Changes (for 1.0):

  • fix kde4plugin (yes again)
  • minor changes / bug fixes

Back In Time version 0.9.99beta6

This is the second beta release on the way to 1.0. It is available on testing repository. Please keep in mind that this version is for testing only.

Changes (for 1.0):

  • fix kde4plugin
  • ask to upgrade snapshots structure only if there are old snapshots

Back In Time version 0.9.99beta5

This is the first beta release on the way to 1.0. It is available on testing repository. Please keep in mind that this version is for testing only.

Changes (for 1.0):

  • add support for ionice
  • multiple profiles support
  • remove “schedule per included directory” (profiles do that)
  • new snapshot folder is restructure: <path>/backintime/machine/user/profile_id/
  • added option to disable snapshots when on battery
  • many bugs fixed

Back In Time version 0.9.26

Change log:

  • update translations
  • Fix a bug in smart-remove algorithm (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/376104)
  • Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/374477
  • Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/375113
  • add ‘–no-check’ option to configure scripts
  • use only ‘folder’ term (more consistent with GNOME/KDE)
  • add ‘expert option’: enable/disable nice for cron jobs
  • GNOME & KDE4: refresh snapshots button force files view to update too
  • you can include a backup parent directory (backup directory will auto-exclude itself)
  • fix some small bugs

Back In Time version 0.9.24

Change log:

  • update translations
  • KDE4: fix python string <=> QString problems
  • KDE4 FilesView/SnapshotsDialog: ctrl-click just select (don’t execute)
  • KDE4: fix crush after “take snapshot” process
  • store basic permission in a special file so it can restore them correctly (event from NTFS)
  • implement Gnome/KDE4 systray icons and user.callback as plugins
  • reorganize code: common/GNOME/KDE4
  • GNOME: break the big glade file in multiple file
  • backintime is no longer aware of ‘backintime-gnome’ and ‘backintime-kde4′ (you need run ‘backintime-gnome’ for GNOME version and ‘backintime-kde4′ for KDE4 version)

Back In Time version 0.9.22.1

Change log:

  • fix French translation

Back In Time version 0.9.22

Change log:

  • update translations
  • KDE4: fix some translation problems
  • remove –safe-links for save/restore (this means copy symlinks as symlinks)
  • create directory now use python os.makedirs (replace use of mkdir command)
  • KDE4: fix a crush related to QString – python string conversion
  • GNOME & KDE4 SettingsDialog: if schedule automatic backups per directory is set, global schedule is hidden
  • GNOME FilesView: thread “*~” files (backup files) as hidden files
  • GNOME: use gtk-preferences icon for SettingsDialog (replace gtk-execute icon)
  • expert option: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/backintime/user.callback (if exists) is called a different steps  of “take snapshot” process (before, after, on error, is a new snapshot was taken).
  • add more command line options: –snapshots-list, –snapshots-list-path, –last-snapshot, –last-snapshot-path
  • follow FreeDesktop directories specs:
    • $XDG_DATA_HOME (default: $HOME/.local/share) to store app.lock files
    • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME (default: $HOME/.config) to save settings
  • new install system: use more common steps (./configure; make; sudo make install)

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During the migration it seems that the user accounts was lost !

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