Vorta Crash

Axios

I crashed it first install it wont start uninstalled and reinstalled still wont start. I was setting up local repo changed my mind did the unlink going use new repo but it wont start at all now. any ideas? No dmesg errors Uninstalled again only files i see left are vorta.png and .svg files wouldnt think those be a problem will reinstall Nope not going start my gnome top bar flashes a couple times and thats it. Any Ideas? kinda liked the looks of it from what i seen.

Justin

Axios I had a bit of an issue and I had to right click on the icon in the tray and select "Vorta for Borg Backup" to show the window.

brent It's not hard at all. I found plenty of guides on it and it's as simple as:
borg init --encryption=repokey /some/path/to/store/backups

borg create /some/path/to/store/backups::BackupName /some/folder/to/backup

brent

This is why I went to Grsyc. Gave up on Vorta. Couldn't' fire it up. isn't it supposed to be married (a part of )the Borg package?
Borg itself looks like a powerhouse CLI backup but I didn't feel like learning its language yet.

Axios

Yup installed reinstalled both no luck Prob just trash it I dont like it when something crashes right out of the gate. Still open to suggestions tho. when i start doing backups they are to important not happy with anything so far. I liked its concept and way it stored backups.

brent

Got a lot of errors/aborts. Just wouldn't back up. They weren't about permissions I think, but I didn't understand the output. I liked it too,

brent

Justin thank you...need to read MAN...PS--I was under the (false?) impression this was encryption only back up but that can't be right.
[I've had LUKS behave strangely with non-encryption before...declaring it encrypted when it wasn't.. that was several fsck's ago🙂--so I am skittish with encryption]]

Axios

i would but that option isnt there tried to run from terminal got this. and i just installed it again before i ran this

2020-04-11 20:11:51,131 - vorta.i18n - DEBUG - Loading translation failed for ['en', 'en-US', 'en-Latn-US'].
2020-04-11 20:11:51,224 - apscheduler.scheduler - INFO - Scheduler started
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 6741, in get
return clone.execute(database)[0]
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 4184, in getitem
return self.row_cache[item]
IndexError: list index out of range

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/vorta", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('vorta==0.6.24', 'gui_scripts', 'vorta')()
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/main.py", line 37, in main
app = VortaApp(sys.argv, single_app=True)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/application.py", line 60, in init
self.open_main_window_action()
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/application.py", line 81, in open_main_window_action
self.main_window = MainWindow(self)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/views/main_window.py", line 35, in init
self.repoTab = RepoTab(self.repoTabSlot)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/views/repo_tab.py", line 59, in init
self.init_repo_stats()
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vorta/views/repo_tab.py", line 74, in init_repo_stats
repo = self.profile().repo
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 4332, in get
return self.get_rel_instance(instance)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 4323, in get_rel_instance
obj = self.rel_model.get(self.field.rel_field == value)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 6318, in get
return sq.get()
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/peewee.py", line 6746, in get
(clone.model, sql, params))
vorta.models.RepoModelDoesNotExist: <Model: RepoModel> instance matching query does not exist:
SQL: SELECT "t1"."id", "t1"."url", "t1"."added_at", "t1"."encryption", "t1"."unique_size", "t1"."unique_csize", "t1"."total_size", "t1"."total_unique_chunks", "t1"."extra_borg_arguments" FROM "repomodel" AS "t1" WHERE ("t1"."id" = ?) LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
Params: [1, 1, 0]

Justin

Axios Try sudo eopkg install --reinstall borg python-appdirs python-apscheduler python-dateutil python-keyring python-paramiko python-peewee python-psutil python-qdarkstyle python3-qt5 vorta and then sudo eopkg check | grep Broken | awk '{print $4}' | xargs sudo eopkg it --reinstall

Justin

brent I'm not sure re encryption, I just found that on a guide. I'd research the various methods of encryption and see which one suits you. I do believe that the encryption is more to protect user data if the backup is stored off-site.

Axios

If i do this sudo eopkg check | grep Broken | awk '{print $4}' | xargs sudo eopkg it --reinstall the command times out on password and wont run but if i do sudo eopkg check it works fine.Did the first one still comes up with same error posted above and wont run.

checking integrity of surfn-icon-theme Broken
Missing file: /usr/share/icons/Surfn/24/apps/pragha.svg

Checking integrity of pulseaudio Broken
Missing file: /usr/share/GConf/gsettings/pulseaudio.convert

Only 2 errors Updated system before all this.

OK Ran it from root it came up asked me for new default repo Password setup password now it runs from root only. Didnt want set it up because directory structure is all different How do i get it to run out of root? Ran sudo eopkg install --reinstall borg python-appdirs python-apscheduler python-dateutil python-keyring python-paramiko python-peewee python-psutil python-qdarkstyle python3-qt5 vorta again nothing changed

If I click desktop icon nothing happens then go to terminal root and run i get this vorta
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window
so to me its starting but not showing on desktop?
HAHAHAHAHAHAH DIDN'T SEE THE DARN THING CAN WE CHANGE THAT WITH DARK THEME YOU DONT SEE IT SHOWS UP ALOT BETTER ON SCREENSHOT NOW IT WORKS..LOL
Justin you was right first time ..lol my method of madness troubleshooting..lol

Ok fixed icon issue last hurdle working right but can only run from root wont run from desktop or at login any ideas?

Thanks

Justin

Axios Great to hear you got it sorted, you can also change the icon (dark/light) in the settings:

brent

Axios Ok fixed icon issue last hurdle working right but can only run from root wont run from desktop or at login any ideas?

How do you like this as a backup app? Diggin it? The icon thing is my typical luck lately to.

My zoom desktop icon doesn't work. I've read a lot of posts--is it .conf file edit? or link?
So you set as auto run (on startup) and it won't autorun? that also smells like permissions but likely I'm wrong.
Maybe you have to chmod, run as su, and try a command for changing/expanding user permissions on the executable, then no more root. Edit: unsure the executable would be the only file you would have to change, though..
2 cents. First two are spittballin; pretty certain about the last. I hate chmodding.

Axios

Tell you truth havent backed up yet with it read online after weighing the dos and dont's running from root i decided not to. This all started when i made a repo first time decided to change and unlinked them from vorta in vorta. unistalled installed no luck. But it still will not run off desktop it did the very first few times till i hosed it dont undesrstand why reinstalling it wont correct it read to there was some issues with autostart.

Have you tried deleting it off desktop then dragging it from menu to desktop?

brent

ahhh seem to remember that creating your own repo thing in the borg --help page...I couldn't wrap my head around it conceptually so I bailed; see my crying above. I think linking-then-unlinking is your thorn, too. I've made eopkg rollback work once. Out of 2-3 tries🙂. But it fixed what I considered my own self-created thorn.
If the link/unlink was significant--you seem to think it is and I agree but I can't explain why--- then install/uninstall package might be the too late remedy as it may not change sys files.
Anything that may take 20 min is a PITA because all our life is online now. But rolling back to just before Vorta install may confirm the hypothesis...or may not.

ps-- i used solus3rd pty install command; never made it to the menu; nor do I know how, even thoug I do know that info is here at forum. thank you.

Axios

I finally just deleted it Could not get it working if its that easy to mess up I dont want it for backup program anyways.
OK logged into my spare user installed vorta it ran but when logged into my main user where it got messed up it still doesnt run Any ideas?

WetGeek

Axios Any ideas?

Yes. Restic, in the repository. It's simple and effective.

brent

Researched restic and vorta, and I liked vorta better. subjective i know.
Maybe UI not the answer. I uninstalled UFW and Firejail UI's just because of bugginess and am happy with CLI even if i don't get it all syntax's.
You running separate rig nullified my permissions hypothesis.
I'm taking justin's advice and learning the Borg terminanl side so I can use this. But it's asterisked* to *when I have time. I still want to use it. Defeats the purpose of your queries, I know.

Axios

Used it late last nite backup and I totally like it except it only works under a different user login Going upgrade hdd to solid state so prob just start linux from scratch and set everything up again to get rid of all the crap. LOL wonder if i can remember everything i did..haha

brent

Axios wonder if i can remember everything i did..haha

this^^^^^^^^^^^
affter your 1,129th attempt, most of us realize we forgot to take notes🙂

edit: congrats on victory