I finally came across a need to backup a linux box. Usually, in the past anyway, the linux box was such a strong contender that rarely if ever crashed that it seemed almost foolish to install AV and Backup software. Not that they crash more than they used to, but we rely on the systems so much more that we need viable backup solutions.

ClamAV, by the way, is a decent enough free solution to AntiVirus on a linux box.

Mondo is a great backup solution for a linux box.

I basically went to ftp://ftp.mondorescue.org/ and grabbed the three files I needed to get this running on a Debian 5.0 box.
(wget ftp://site/nameoffile)
File 1: mindi-busybox_1.7.3-1_i386.deb
File 2: mindi_2.0.6_i386.deb
File 3: mondo_2.2.8_i386.deb

Busybox is needed to install mindi, and mindi is needed to install mondo.

Install the applications:
Apt-get update
Apt-get upgrade
dpkg -i mindi-busybox_1.7.3-1_i386.deb
dpkg -i mindi_2.0.6_i386.deb
dpkg -i mondo_2.2.8_i386.deb

Create your bootable ISO rescue disk:
mindi
Select Yes for using your kernel for booting, and also Yes for creating an ISO of the CD.

Run your backup job:
mondoarchive

This will open up a window prompt wizard that allows you to choose where to backup your files.
Follow along with the wizard to finish your backup job.