Bug 12588

Summary:	Backup: Rework and altering of functionalities and GUI for better usability
Product:	IPFire	Reporter:	Matthias Fischer <matthias.fischer>
Component:	---	Assignee:	Assigned to nobody - feel free to grab it and work on it <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	Minor Usability
Priority:	- Unknown -	CC:	cab_77573, jon.murphy, larsen007
Version:	3
Hardware:	all
OS:	Linux

Description Matthias Fischer 2021-03-15 20:20:44 UTC

Triggered by:

https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-backup-addons/4846

Since different problems and wishes are mentioned there it could be useful to split this up in the future (umbrella bug?). For a start, I have tried to summarize the ideas and requests reported. Feel free to add what I missed.

From top to bottom:

Usability:
"...(icons) are not really self-explaining or distinguishable."
=> https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-backup-addons/4846/3

Altering of config files and feature request:
"...I guess none of my addons “do a backup". It would be useful if there was a way to at least backup the list of addons that are installed so I don’t have to guess when my firewall dies and I have to build a new one."
=> https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-backup-addons/4846/5

E.g. => Sample user script for saving the list of installed addons:
=> https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-backup-addons/4846/9

Comment 1 Larsen 2021-12-07 09:28:09 UTC

Usability:
There is a newer post in that thread that shows very nice icons.
https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-backup-addons/4846/16

Addons:
+1 for backing up the list of installed addons.
When a backup file is restored (especially when using an ISO), the user should be asked "Install all previous used addons?"