Ubuntu: Comparison of backup tools
Channel: Roel Van de Paar
Date: 2019-06-07

Ubuntu: Comparison of backup tools


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Backup is incredibly important. Obviously there's no best backup tool, but a
comparison of the options would be very interesting.
    * Graphical Interface? Command line?
    * Incremental backups?
    * Automatic backups?
    * Install method: In standard repositories? PPA?

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***** Déjà_Dup [Install_Déjà_Dup] *****
Déjà Dup is (from Ubuntu 11.10) installed by default. It is a GNOME tool
intended for the casual Desktop user that aims to be a "simple backup tool that
hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way".
It is a front end to http://duplicity.nongnu.org/ that performs incremental
backups, where only changes since the prior backup was made are stored. It has
options for encrypted and automated backups. It can backup to local folders,
Amazon S3, or any server to which Nautilus can connect.
Integration with Nautilus is superb, allowing for the restoration of files
deleted from a directory and for the restoration of an old version of an
individual file.
[Main Window Screenshot]
[Restore earlier version of file]
Note that as of February 2016 this project appears to be almost completely
ignoring bug reports with https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/
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