Back In Time
Version 1.1.20
* backport bug fix: polkit CheckAuthorization: race condition in privilege authorization (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7572)
Version 1.1.18
* Fix bug: manual snapshots from GUI didn't work (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/728)
Version 1.1.16
* backport bug fix: start a new ssh-agent instance only if necessary (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/722)
* Fix bug: OSError when running backup-job from systemd (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/720)
Version 1.1.14
* backport bug fix: udev schedule not working (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/605)
* backport bug fix: Keyring doesn't work with KDE Plasma5 (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/545)
* backport bug fix: nameError in tools.make_dirs (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/622)
* backport bug fix: use current folder if no file is selected in files view
* Fix critical bug: restore filesystem-root without 'Full rsync mode' with ACL and/or xargs activated broke whole system (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/708)
Version 1.1.12.a
* Fix bug: start 'Back In Time (root)' from dash doesn't show GUI (backport from dev tree)
Version 1.1.12
* Fix bug: remove x-terminal-emulator dependency (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
* Fix bug: AttributeError in About Dialog (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
Version 1.1.10
* Fix bug: failed to remove empty lock file (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/505)
* Add Icon 'show-hidden' (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/507)
* Add Modify for Full System Backup button to settings page, to change some profile settings
* Fix bug: Restore the correct file owner and group fail if they are not present in system (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/58)
* add get|set_list_value to configfile
* Fix bug: QObject::startTimer error on closing app
* subclass ApplicationInstance in GUIApplicationInstance to reduce redundant code
* speed up app start by adding snapshots to timeline in background thread
* add warning on failed permission restore (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/58)
* add unittest (thanks to Dorian, Alexandre, Aurélien and Gregory from IAGL)
* Fix bug: FileNotFoundError while starting pw-cache from source
* continue an unfinished new_snapshot if possible (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/400)
* Fix bug: suppress warning about failed inhibit suspend if run as root (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/500)
* Fix bug: UI blocked/greyed out while removing snapshot (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/487)
* Fix bug: pw-cache failed on leftover PID file, using ApplicationInstance now (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/468)
* Fix bug: failed to parse some arguments (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/492)
* Fix bug: failed to start GUI if launched from systray icon
* Fix bug: deleted snapshot is still listed in Timeline if using mode SSH (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/493)
* Fix bug: PermissionError while deleting readonly files on sshfs mounted share (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/490)
* Add Nautilus-like shortcuts for navigating in file browser (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/483)
* speed up mounting of SSH+encrypted profiles
* Fix bug: creat new encrypted profiles with encfs >= 1.8.0 failed (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/477)
* Fix bug: AttributeError in common/tools.py if keyring is missing (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/473)
* Fix bug: remote rename of 'new_snapshot' folder sometimes isn't recognized locally; rename local now (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/271792)
* Move source code and bug tracking to GitHub
Version 1.1.8
* Fix bug: unlock private SSH key run into 5sec timeout if password is empty
* show current app name and profile ID in syslog (https://launchpad.net/bugs/906213)
* Fix bug: BiT freeze when activate 'Decode path' in 'Snapshot Log View'
* Show 'Profiles' dropdown only in 'Last Log Viewer', add 'Snapshots' dropdown in 'Snapshot Log Viewer' (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1478219)
* Fix bug: empty grey window appears when starting the gui as root (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1493020)
* do not restore permission if they are identical with current permissions
* Fix bug: gnu_find_suffix_support doesn't set back to True (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1487781)
* security issue: do not run user-callback in a shell
* add option to not log user-callback output
* Fix lintian warning dbus-policy-without-send-destination
* apply timestamps-in-gzip.patch from Debian backintime/1.1.6-1 package
* run multiple smart-remove jobs in one screen session (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1487781)
* add error messages if PID file creation fail
* Fix bug: dbus exception if dbus systembus is not running
* Fix bug: depend on virtual package cron-daemon instead of cron for compatiblity with other cron implementations (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776856)
* Fix bug: wasn't able to start from alternate install dir (https://launchpad.net/bugs/478689)
* Fix bug: wasn't able to start from source dir
* Add Warning about unsupported filesystems
* use native Python code to check mountpoint
* Add expert option for stdout and stderr redirection in cronjobs (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/270105)
* Fix bug: 'Inhibit Suspend' fails with 'org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit' (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1485242)
* Fix bug: No mounting while selecting a secondary profile in the gui (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1481267)
* remove shebang in common/askpass.py and common/create-manpage-backintime-config.py
* Fix bug: fix for bug #1419466 broke crontab on Slackware (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1478576)
* Fix bug: fix for bug #1431305 broke pw-cache on Ubuntu (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1431305)
* Fix bash-complete
* show 'man backintime' on Help; remove link to backintime.le-web.org (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1475995)
* add --debug argument
* Fix bug: Settings accepted empty strings for Host/User/Profile-ID (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1477733)
* Fix bug: IndexError on 'check_remote_commands' due to too long args (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1471930)
* add --local-backup, --no-local-backup and --delete option to restore on command-line (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1467239)
* add 'backup on restore' option to confirm dialog
* add check-config command for command-line
* rewrite command-line argument parsing. Now using argparse
* add expert option SSH command prefix
* Fix bug: Makefile has no uninstall target (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1469152)
Version 1.1.6
* show Profile name in systrayicon menu
* Fix bug: encrypted remote backup hangs on 'start encfsctl encode process' (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1455925)
* make own Exceptions a childclass from BackInTimeException
* Fix bug: missing profile<N>.name crashed GUI
* Fix bug: Segmentation fault caused by two QApplication instances (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1463732)
* remove consolekit from dependencies
* Fix bug: no Changes [C] log entries with 'Check for changes' disabled (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1463367)
* Fix bug: some changed options from Settingsdialog where not respected during automatic tests after hitting OK
* Fix bug: python version check fails on python 3.3 (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1463686)
* Specifying the SSH private key whenever ssh is called (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1433682)
* add to in-/exclude directly from mainwindow (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1454856)
* Fix bug: pw-cache didn't start on Mint KDE because of missing stdout and stderr (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1431305)
* add option to run Smart Remove in background on remote host (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1457210)
* Use current profile when starting GUI from Systray
* Fix bug: failed to restore file names with white spaces using CLI (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1435602)
* Fix bug: UnboundLocalError with 'last_snapshot' in _free_space (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1437623)
Version 1.1.4
* add option to keep new snapshot with 'full rsync mode' regardless of changes (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1434722)
* Fix bug: wrong quote in 'Save config file'
* Fix bug: Deleting the last snapshot does not update the last_snapshot symlink (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1434724)
* remove base64 encoding for passwords as it doesn't add any security but broke the password process (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1431305)
* add confirm dialog before restoring (https://launchpad.net/bugs/438079)
* Fix bug: Wrong status text in the tray icon (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1429400)
* add option to run only one snapshot at a time
* Fix bug: restore permissions of lots of files made BackInTime unresposive (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1428423)
* Fix bug: failed to restore file owner and group
* cache uuid in config so it doesn't fail if the device isn't pluged in (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1426881)
* add warning about wrong Python version in configure
* prevent snapshots from being removed with restore and delete; show warning if restore and delete filesystem root (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/262837)
* Fix bug: OSError in free_space; add alternate method to get free space
* add bash-completion
* Fix bug: ugly theme while running as root on Gnome based DEs (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1418447)
* Fix bug: filename with broken charset throwed UnicodeError exception (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1419694)
* use 'crontab' instead of 'crontab -' to read from stdin (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1419466)
Version 1.1.2
* sort 'Backup folders' in main window
* save in- and exclude sort order
* use PolicyKit to install Udev rules
* move compression from install to build in Makefiles
* use pkexec to start backintime-qt4 as root
Version 1.1.0
* add tooltips for rsync options
* make only one debian/control
* multiselect files to restore (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1135886)
* force run manual snapshots on battery (https://launchpad.net/bugs/861553)
* backup encfs config to local config folder
* apply 'install-docs-move.patch' from Debian package by Jonathan Wiltshire
* add restore option to delete new files during restore (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1371951)
* use flock to prevent two instances running at the same time
* restore config dialog added (https://launchpad.net/bugs/480391)
* inhibit suspend/hibernate while take_snapshot or restore
* use more reliable code for get_user
* implement anacrons functions inside BIT => more flexible schedules and no new timestamp if there was an error
* automatically run in background if started with 'backintime --backup-job'
* fix typos and style warnings in manpages reported by Lintian (https://lintian.debian.org/full/jmw@debian.org.html#backintime_1.0.34-0.1)
* add exclude files by size (https://launchpad.net/bugs/823719)
* remove 'Auto Host/User/Profile-ID' as this is more confiusing than helping
* Fix bug: check procname of pid-locks (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1341414)
* optional run 'rsync' with 'nocache' (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1344528)
* mark invalid exclude pattern with mode ssh-encrypted
* make Settingsdialog tabs scrollable
* remove colon (:) restriction in exclude pattern
* prevent starting new snapshot if restore is running
* Fix bug: Port check failed on IPv6 (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1361634)
* add top-level directory for tarball (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1359076)
* add more user-callback events (on App start and exit, on mount and unmount)
* add context menu to files view
* remove snapshots from commandline
* multi selection in timeline => remove multiple snapshots with one click
* print warning if started with sudo
* add more default exclude; remove [Cc]ache* from exclude
* Fix bug: 'inotify_add_watch failed' while closing BIT
* add option for custom rsync-options
* add ProgressBar for rsync
* add progress for smart-remove
* remove old status-bar message after a snapshot crashed.
* ask to include symlinks target instead link (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1117709)
* port to Python 3.x
* returncode >0 if there was an error (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1040995)
* Enable user-callback script to cancel a backup by returning a non-zero exit code.
* merge backintime-notify into backintime-qt4
* add --gksu/--gksudo arg to qt4/configure
* remember last path for each profile (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254870)
* sort include and exclude list (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1193149)
* Timeline show tooltip 'Last check'
* Fix bug: systray icon didn't show up (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/658424)
* show hidden files in FileDialog (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/995925)
* add button text for all buttons (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/992020)
* add shortcuts (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/686694)
* add menubar (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/528851)
* port KDE4 GUI to pure Qt4 to replace both KDE4 and Gnome GUI
Version 1.0.40
* use fingerprint to check if ssh key was unlocked correctly (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/256408)
* add fallback method to get UUID (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/254140)
* Fix bug: 'Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked'... this time for good
Version 1.0.38
* Fix bug: 'Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked' in gnomeplugin (https://answers.launchpad.net/questions/255225)
* compare os.path.realpath instead of os.stat to get devices UUID
* Fix bug: housekeeping by gnome-session-daemon might delete backup and original data (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374343)
* Fix bug: Type Error in 'backintime --decode' (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365072)
* Fix bug: take_snapshot didn't wait for snapshot folder come available if notifications are disabled (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1332979)
Version 1.0.36
* remove UbuntuOne from exclude (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1340131)
* Gray out 'Add Profile' if 'Main Profile' isn't configured yet (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1335545)
* Don't check for fuse group-membership if group doesn't exist
* Fix bug: backintime-kde4 as root failed to load ssh-key (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276348)
* Fix bug: kdesystrayicon.py crashes because of missing environ (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1332126)
* Fix bug: OSError if sshfs/encfs is not installed (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1316288)
* Fix bug: TypeError in config.py check_config() (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091644)
* Fix bug: unhandled exception in create_last_snapshot_symlink() (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269991)
* disable keyring for root
Version 1.0.34
* sync/flush all disks before shutdown (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261031)
* Fix bug: BIT running as root shutdown after snapshot, regardless of option checked (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261022)
Version 1.0.32
* Fix bug: cron scheduled snapshots won't start with 1.0.30
Version 1.0.30
* scheduled and manual snapshots use --config
* make configure scripts portable (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/377429)
* Fix bug: udev rule doesn't finish (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1249466)
* add symlink last_snapshot (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/787118)
* add virtual package backintime-kde for PPA
* Fix multiple errors in PPA build process; reorganise updateversion.sh
* Fix bug: Mate and xfce desktop didn't show systray icon (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/658424/comments/31)
* add option to run rsync with 'nice' or 'ionice' on remote host (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1240301)
* add Shutdown button to shutdown system after snapshot has finished (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/838742)
* Fix bug: Ubuntu Lucid dosn't provide SecretServiceKeyring (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1243911)
* wrap long lines for syslog
* Fix bug: 'gksu backintime-gnome' failed with dbus.exceptions.DBusException
Version 1.0.28
* remove config on 'apt-get purge'
* add more options for configure scripts; update README
* add udev schedule (run BIT as soon as the drive is connected)
* Fix bug: AttributeError with python-keyring>1.6.1 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1234024)
* Fix bug: TypeError: KDirModel.removeColumns() is a private method in kde4/app.py (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1232694)
* add '--checksum' commandline option (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/886021)
* Fix bug: sshfs mount disconnect after a while due to some firewalls (add ServerAliveInterval) (https://answers.launchpad.net/backintime/+question/235685)
* Fix bug: Ping fails if ICMP is disabled on remote host (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1226718)
* Fix bug: KeyError in getgrnam if there is no 'fuse' group (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1225561)
* Fix bug: anacrontab won't work with profilename with spaces (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1224620)
* Fix bug: NameError in tools.move_snapshots_folder (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/871466)
* Fix bug: KPassivePopup is not defined (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/871475)
* multi selection for include and exclude list (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/660753)
* Fix bug: ValueError while reading pw-cache PID (https://answers.launchpad.net/backintime/+question/235407)
Version 1.0.26
* add feature: keep min free inodes
* roll back commit 836.1.5 (check free-space on ssh remote host): statvfs DOES work over sshfs. But not with quite outdated sshd
* add daily anacron schedule
* add delete button and 'list only equal' in Snapshot dialog; multiSelect in snapshot list
* add manpage backintime-config and config-examples
* Fix bug: Restore makes files public during the operation
* Fix bug: Cannot keep modifications to cron (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/698106)
* add feature: restore from command line; add option --config
* Fix bug: cannot stat 'backintime-kde4-root.desktop.kdesudo' (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/696659)
* Fix bug: unreadable dark KDE color schemes (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1184920)
* use 'ps ax' to check if 'backintime --pw-cache' is still running
* mount after locking, unmount before unlocking in take_snapshot
* Fix bug: permission denied if remote uid wasn't the same as local uid
* add option --bwlimit for rsync
* redirect logger.error and .warning to stderr; new argument --quiet
* deactivate 'Save Password' if no keyring is available
* use Password-cache for user-input too
* handle two Passwords
* add 'SSH encrypted': mount / with encfs reverse and sync encrypted with rsync. EXPERIMENTEL!
* add 'Local encrypted': mount encfs
Version 1.0.24
* hide check_for_canges if full_rsync_mode is checked
* DEFAULT_EXCLUDE system folders with /foo/* so at least the folder itself will backup
* DEFAULT_EXCLUDE /run; exclude MOUNT_ROOT with higher priority and not with DEFAULT_EXCLUDE anymore
* Fix bug: 'CalledProcessError' object has no attribute 'strerror'
* Fix bug: quote rsync remote path with spaces
* 'Save Password' default off to avoid problems with existing profiles
* if restore uid/gid failed try to restore at least gid
* SSH need to store permissions in seperate file with "Full rsync mode" because remote user might not be able to store ownership
* Fix bug: restore permission failed on "Full rsync mode"
* Fix bug: glib.GError: Unknown internal child: selection
* Fix bug: GtkWarning: Unknown property: GtkLabel.margin-top
* Fix bug: check keyring backend only if password is needed
* switch to 'find -exec cmd {} +' (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1157639)
* change all indent tabs to 4 spaces
Version 1.0.22
* check free-space on ssh remote host (statvfs didn't work over sshfs)
* Add Password storage mode ssh
* Add "Full rsync mode" (can be faster but ...)
* Fix bug: "Restore to..." failed due to spaces in directory name (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1096319)
* Fix bug: host not found in known_hosts if port != 22 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1130356)
* Fix bug: sshtools.py used not POSIX conform conditionals
Version 1.0.20
* Fix bug: restore remote path with spaces using mode ssh returned error
Version 1.0.18
* Fix packages: man & translations
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1077446
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1078979
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1079479
* Map multiple arguments for gettext so they can be rearranged by translators
Version 1.0.16
* Fix a package dependecy problem ... this time for good (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1077446)
Version 1.0.14
* Fix a package dependecy problem
Versoin 1.0.12
* Add links to: website, documentation, report a bug, answers, faq
* Use libnotify for gnome/kde4 notifications instead of gnome specific libraries
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1059247
* Add more schedule options: every 30 min, every 2 hours, every 4 hours, every 6 hours & every 12 hours
* Add generic mount-framework
* Add mode 'SSH' for backups on remote host using ssh protocol.
* Fix bug: wrong path if restore system root
* Fix bug: glade (xml) files did not translate
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/1073867
Version 1.0.10
* Add "Restore to ..." in replacement of copy (with or without drag & drop) because copy don't restore user/group/rights
Version 1.0.8
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/723545
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/705237
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/696663
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/671946
Version 1.0.6
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/676223
* Smart remove: configurable options (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/406765)
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/672705
Version 1.0.4
* SettingsDialog: show highly recommended excludes
* Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/664783
* Option to use checksum to detect changes (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/666964)
* Option to select log verbosity (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/664423)
* Gnome: use gloobus-preview if installed
Version 1.0.2
* reduce log file (no more duplicate "Compare with..." lines)
* declare backintime-kde4 packages as a replacement of backintime-kde
Version 1.0
* add '.dropbox*' to default exclude patterns (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/628172)
* add option to take a snapshot at every boot (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/621810)
* fix xattr
* add continue on errors (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/616299)
* add expert options: copy unsafe links & copy links
* "user-callback" replace "user.callback" and receive profile informations
* documentation: on-line only (easier to maintain)
* add error log and error log view dialog (Gnome & KDE4)
* merge with: lp:~dave2010/backintime/minor-edits
* merge with: lp:~mcfonty/backintime/unique-snapshots-view
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/588841
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/588215
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/588393
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/426400
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/575022
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/571894
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/553441
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/550765
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/507246
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/538855
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/386230
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/527039
* reduce memory usage during compare with previous snapshot process
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/520956
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/520930
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/521223
* custom backup hour (for daily backups or mode): https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/507451
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/516066
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/512813
* smart remove was slightly changed (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/502435)
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/503859
* make backup on restore optional
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/501285
* add ionice support for user/cron backup process
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/493558
* fix bug that could cause "ghost" folders in snapshots (LP: 406092)
* fix bug that converted / into // (LP: #455149)
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/441628
* remove "schedule per included directory" (profiles do that) (+ bug LP: #412470)
* fig bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/489380
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/489319
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/447841
* fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/412695
* update Slovak translation (Tomáš Vadina <kyberdev@gmail.com>)
* multiple profiles support
* GNOME: fix notification
* backintime snapshot folder is restructured to ../backintime/machine/user/profile_id/
* added the possibility to include other snapshot folders within a profile, it can only read those, there is not a GUI implementation yet
* added a tag suffix to the snapshot_id, to avoid double snapshot_ids
* added a desktop file for kdesu and a test if kdesu or kdesudo should be used (LP: #389988)
* added expert option to disable snapshots when on battery (LP: #388178)
* fix bug handling big files by the GNOME GUI (LP: #409130)
* fix bug in handling of & characters by GNOME GUI (LP: #415848)
* fix a security bug in chmods before snapshot removal (LP: #419774)
* snapshots are stored entirely read-only (LP: #386275)
* fix exclude patterns in KDE4 (LP:#432537)
* fix opening german files with external applications in KDE (LP: #404652)
* changed default exclude patterns to caches, thumbnails, trashbins, and backups (LP: #422132)
* write access to snapshot folder is checked & change to snapshot version 2 (LP: #423086)
* fix small bugs (a.o. LP: #474307)
* Used a more standard crontab syntax (LP: #409783)
* Stop the "Over zealous removal of crontab entries" (LP: #451811)
Version 0.9.26
* update translations from Launchpad
* 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
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* 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
Version 0.9.24
* 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 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/366241)
* store basic permission in a special file so it can restore them correctly (event from NTFS)
* add config version
* 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)
Version 0.9.22.1
* fix French translation
Version 0.9.22
* update translations from Launchpad
* KDE4: fix some translation problems
* remove --safe-links for save/restore (this means copy symlinks as symlinks)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* 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 a "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)
Version 0.9.20
* smart remove: fix an important bug and make it more verbose in syslog
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
Version 0.9.18
* update translations from Launchpad
* update Slovak translation (Tomáš Vadina <kyberdev@gmail.com>)
* update French translation (Michel Corps <mahikeulbody@gmail.com>)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* GNOME bugfix: fix a crush in files view for files with special characters (ex: "a%20b")
* GNOME SettingsDialog bugfix: if snapshots path is a new created folder, snapshots navigation (files view) don't work
* update doc
* GNOME & KDE4 MainWindow: Rename "Places" list with "Snapshots"
* GNOME SettingsDialog bugfix: modify something, then press cancel. If you reopen the dialog it show wrong values (the ones before cancel)
* GNOME & KDE4: add root mode menu entries (use gksu for gnome and kdesudo for kde)
* GNOME & KDE4: MainWindow - Files view: if the current directory don't exists in current snapshot display a message
* SettingDialog: add an expert option to enable to schedule automatic backups per directory
* SettingDialog: schedule automatic backups - if the application can't find crontab it show an error
* SettingDialog: if the application can't write in snapshots directory there should be an error message
* add Polish translation (PaweÅ HoÅuj <pholuj@gmail.com>)
* add cron in common package dependencies
* GNOME & KDE4: rework settings dialog
* SettingDialog: add an option to enable/disable notifications
Version 0.9.16.1
* fix a bug/crush for French version
Version 0.9.16
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* add Slovak translation (Tomáš Vadina <kyberdev@gmail.com>)
* update Swedish translation (Niklas Grahn <terra.unknown@yahoo.com>)
* update French translation (Michel Corps <mahikeulbody@gmail.com>)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* update Slovenian translation (Vanja Cvelbar <cvelbar@gmail.com>)
* don't show the snapshot that is being taken in snapshots list
* GNOME & KDE4: when the application starts and snapshots directory don't exists show a messagebox
* give more information for 'take snapshot' progress (to prove that is not blocked)
* MainWindow: rename 'Timeline' column with 'Snapshots'
* when it tries to take a snapshot if the snapshots directory don't exists
(it is on a removable drive that is not plugged) it will notify and wait maximum 30 seconds
(for the drive to be plugged)
* GNOME & KDE4: add notify if the snapshots directory don't exists
* KDE4: rework MainWindow
Version 0.9.14
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* update Swedish translation (Niklas Grahn <terra.unknown@yahoo.com>)
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* update French translation (Michel Corps <mahikeulbody@gmail.com>)
* GNOME & KDE4: rework MainWindow
* GNOME & KDE4: rework SettingsDialog
* GNOME & KDE4: add "smart" remove
Version 0.9.12
* bug fix: now if you include ".abc" folder and exclude ".*", ".abc" will be saved in the snapshot
* KDE4: add help
* add Slovenian translation (Vanja Cvelbar <cvelbar@gmail.com>)
* bug fix (GNOME): bookmarks with special characters
Version 0.9.10
* add Swedish translation (Niklas Grahn <terra.unknown@yahoo.com>)
* KDE4: drop and drop from backintime files view to any file manager
* bug fix: fix a segfault when running from cron
Version 0.9.8
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* bug fix: unable to restore files that contains space char in their name
* unsafe links are ignored (that means that a link to a file/directory outside of include directories are ignored)
* KDE4: add copy to clipboard
* KDE4: sort files by name, size or date
* cron 5/10 minutes: replace mutiple lines with a single crontab line using divide (*/5 or */10)
* cron: when called from cron redirect output (stdout & stderr) to /dev/null
Version 0.9.6
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* GNOME: update docbook
* KDE4: add snapshots dialog
* GNOME & KDE4: add update snapshots button
* GNOME: handle special folders icons (home, desktop)
Version 0.9.4
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* gnome: better handling of 'take snapshot' status icon
* KDE4 (>= 4.1): first version (not finished)
* update man
Version 0.9.2
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* bug fix: if you add "/a" in include directories and "/a/b" in exclude patterns, "/a/b*" items
are not excluded
* replace diff with rsync to check if a new snapshot is needed
* code cleanup
* add show hidden & backup files toggle button for files view
* bug fix: it does not include ".*" items even if they are not excluded
(the items was included but not showed because hidden & backup files was never displayed
in files view in previous versions)
Version 0.9
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
* make deb packages more debian friendly (thanks to Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* bug fix: when you open snapshots dialog for the second time ( or more ) and you make a diff
it will make the diff on the file for the first dialog ( all previous dialogs ) and then for
the current one
* better separation between common and gnome specific files and
divide backintime package in backintime-common & backintime-gnome
(this will allow me to write other GUI front-ends like KDE4 or KDE)
* code cleanup
Version 0.8.20
* bug fix: sorting files/directories by name is now case insensitive
* getmessages.sh: ignore "gtk-" items (this are gtk stock item ids and should not be changed)
Version 0.8.18
* update man/docbook
* add sort columns in MainWindow/FileView (by name, by size or by date) and SnapshotsDialog (by date)
* fix German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
Version 0.8.16
* add Drag & Drop from MainWindow:FileView/SnapshotsDialog to Nautilus
* update German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
Version 0.8.14
* add more command line parameters ( --version, --snapshots, --help )
* fix a crush for getting info on dead symbolic links
* when taking a new backup based on the previous one don't copy the previous extra info (ex: name)
* copy unsafe links when taking a snapshot
Version 0.8.12
* add German translation (Michael Wiedmann <mw@miwie.in-berlin.de>)
* add SnapshotNameDialog
* add Name/Remove snapshot in main toolbar
* change the way it detects if the mainwindow is the ative window (no dialogs)
* toolbars: show icons only
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
Version 0.8.10
* SnapshotsDialog: add right-click popup-menu and a toolbar with copy & restore buttons
* use a more robust backup lock file
* log using syslog
* fix a small bug in copy to clipboard
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
Version 0.8.8
* SnapshotsDialog: add diff
* update Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
Version 0.8.6
* fix change backup path crush
* add SnapshotsDialog
Version 0.8.2
* add right-click menu in files list: open (using gnome-open), copy (you can paste in Nautilus), restore (for snapshots only)
* add Copy toolbar button for files list
Version 0.8.1
* add every 5/10 minutes automatic backup
Version 0.8
* don't show backup files (*~)
* add backup files to default exclude patterns (*~)
* makedeb.sh: make a single package with all languages included
* install.sh: install all languages
* add English manual (man)
* add English help (docbook)
* add help button in main toolbar
* the application can be started with a 'path' to a folder or file as command line parameter
* when the application start, if it is already runnig pass it's command line to the first instance (this allow a basic integration with file-managers - see README)
* bug fix: when the application was started a second time it raise the first application's window but not always focused
Version 0.7.4
* if there is already a GUI instance running raise it
* add Spanish translation (Francisco Manuel GarcÃa Claramonte <franciscomanuel.garcia@hispalinux.es>)
Version 0.7.2
* better integration with gnome icons (use mime-types)
* remember last path
* capitalize month in timeline (bug in french translation)
Version 0.7
* fix cron segfault
* fix a crush when launched the very first time (not configured)
* multi-lingual support
* add French translation
Version 0.6.4
* remove About & Settings dialogs from the pager
* allow only one instance of the application
Version 0.6.2
* remember window position & size
Version 0.6
* when it make a snapshot it display an icon in systray area
* the background color for group items in timeline and places reflect more
the system color scheme
* during restore only restore button is grayed ( even if everything is blocked )
Version 0.5.1
* add size & date columns in files view
* changed some texts
Version 0.5
* This is the first release.
