Hi all,
I’m looking for a software with GUI to create and manage some scheduled tasks.
Before installing Leap 15, I was used with Gnome Schedule but it seems that is not available for Leap.
Anyone know any other similar software to use?
Thanks in advance
You mean, like a daytimer or shopping list, or a calendar with appointments and tasks?
In Gnome, there is evolution
or also(?), gnome-calendar (though I do not know if it does tasks, as I do not use gnome).
there is kOrganizer (KDE’s calendar with appointments and tasks), but if you are running Gnome, you probably would prefer not to use it.
or, remind = “A sophisticated calendar and alarm program”
Those are in the repos. There are quite possibly others around, as well, in OBS.
Hi and welcome to the forum 
Correct, it’s fallen by the wayside, plus cron is on the way out… What sort of tasks are you wanting to run, are these your own scripts or something else. I would suggest using systemd timers/services. Perhaps some more details and can get you headed in the right direction
Okay, with Malcolm’s reply, I now know you are looking for a way to RUN tasks on schedule.:\
Thank you for the welcome!!
Sorry for the late reply.
Actually I was not clear in my first post.
I’m referring to a scheduler with a GUI like Gnome Schedule to create some scheduled tasks and as task I’m referring to grsync actions, to make file backup in a scheduled time.
I felt Gnome Schedule really comfortable for this.
I saw there is a Gnome Schedule for the Suse 42.3 but I’ve tried to install it, it seems ok but I think I created a mess with this because it adds the 42.3 software repository and after a software update, my suse 15 Leap downgraded to 42.3. Then I fixed this and I’d like to see for an alternative.
I saw that there is “When” software but I tried to install but it wont’ start.
Any suggestions?
Hi
Do you have a link to ‘when’?
Like I said, cron is on the way out, maybe a systemd timer GUI is needed for user/system based tasks
What tasks are you wanting to run, system tasks, or other?
malcolmlewis wrote:
>
> marcatore;2877014 Wrote:
>> Thank you for the welcome!!
>>
>> Sorry for the late reply.
>>
>> Actually I was not clear in my first post.
>> I’m referring to a scheduler with a GUI like Gnome Schedule to create
>> some scheduled tasks and as task I’m referring to grsync actions, to
>> make file backup in a scheduled time.
>>
>> I felt Gnome Schedule really comfortable for this.
>> I saw there is a Gnome Schedule for the Suse 42.3 but I’ve tried to
>> install it, it seems ok but I think I created a mess with this
>> because it adds the 42.3 software repository and after a software
>> update, my suse 15 Leap downgraded to 42.3. Then I fixed this and I’d
>> like to see for an alternative.
>>
>> I saw that there is “When” software but I tried to install but it
>> wont’ start.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
> Hi
> Do you have a link to ‘when’?
>
> Like I said, cron is on the way out, maybe a systemd timer GUI is
> needed for user/system based tasks
>
> What tasks are you wanting to run, system tasks, or other?
>
>
Why is cron on the way out? What will replace it?
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Hi
Systemd timers/services
Oh, I didn’t know cron is on the way out. About systemd, have you something with a GUI to suggest?
I’d like to run different grsync sessions for backup purpose (different folders to backup with different time scheduled)
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Hi
Well there is fwbackups;
fwbackups - Overview | Diffingo Solutions Inc.
Welcome - openSUSE Build Service
OK, so the when-command package, do you have the gnome-shell extension top icons plus installed?
About fwbackups I have to say that is interesting…I’ll try it. Thank you.
About “When”, I install it from Leap “Software” . I’ve installed also the “top icons” extension but when I launch “When”, nothing happens but in the process monitor there is the “when-command” running.
On Sun 12 Aug 2018 07:46:03 PM CDT, marcatore wrote:
malcolmlewis;2877172 Wrote:
> > marcatore;2877146 Wrote:
> > When • A simple Desktop Task Scheduler
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > Well there is fwbackups;
> >
> > fwbackups - Overview | Diffingo Solutions Inc.
> > Welcome - openSUSE Build Service
> >
> > OK, so the when-command package, do you have the gnome-shell
> > extension top icons plus installed?> >
>
> About fwbackups I have to say that is interesting…I’ll try it.
> Thank you.
>
> About “When”, I install it from Leap “Software” . I’ve installed also
> the “top icons” extension but when I launch “When”, nothing happens
> but in the process monitor there is the “when-command” running.
Hi
So your launching via the menu, try opening a terminal and run it
manually to see if you get additional output.
when-command
TopIcons or TopIcons Plus (needs to be the Plus version)?
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Launching “when-command” with terminal didn’t give any kind of output. Any errors or something else.
Anyway, I’ll try with fwbackups.
Thank you for your support.
Tried fwbackups and it should be perfect but it creates and replicate the full original folder path and it’s not how I’d like to do because at the moment the backup disk has the “right” folder structure I don’t want to change ( at least I’d like to not change everytime I change the backup software).
What I’d like to so is to copy files and subfolders (just new or modified files) from a folder (for example /works1) to another disk where the backuped folder “worlks1” will be on the root.
More info:
Original Folder structure
/works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
Backup disk structure (viewing from the root folder of the disk)
/works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
At the moment fwbackups does this on the Backup disk (viewing from the root folder)
/Backup-Name_of_the_fwbackups_set-date of the backup//works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
But at the moment I’ve already, inside the backup disk, a “works1” folder structure like I want, so I’d like just that fwbackups read the new (or modified) files and copy the files without any additional folders
Had anyone experience with fwbackups to avoid this?
Any other suggestions?
I’ve tried with Backup program installed by default but it’s not working as I’d like, it seems it creates archives and I’d want this. I prefer to have files just as they’re in the original disk.
Thanks in advance
On Sun 02 Sep 2018 12:26:02 PM CDT, marcatore wrote:
Tried fwbackups and it should be perfect but it creates and replicate
the full original folder path and it’s not how I’d like to do because at
the moment the backup disk has the “right” folder structure I don’t want
to change ( at least I’d like to not change everytime I change the
backup software).
What I’d like to so is to copy files and subfolders (just new or
modified files) from a folder (for example /works1) to another disk
where the backuped folder “worlks1” will be on the root.
More info:
Original Folder structure
/works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
Backup disk structure (viewing from the root folder of the disk)
/works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
At the moment fwbackups does this on the Backup disk (viewing from the
root folder)
/Backup-Name_of_the_fwbackups_set-date of the backup//works1
|-- job1 folder
|-- job2 folder
|-- job3 folder
…
But at the moment I’ve already, inside the backup disk, a “works1”
folder structure like I want, so I’d like just that fwbackups read the
new (or modified) files and copy the files without any additional
folders
Had anyone experience with fwbackups to avoid this?
Any other suggestions?
I’ve tried with Backup program installed by default but it’s not working
as I’d like, it seems it creates archives and I’d want this. I prefer to
have files just as they’re in the original disk.
Thanks in advance
Hi
Have a look here on incremental backups and your other requirements
Section: 2.2.4. Options (Simple)
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