Hassle-free Backup with Deja Dup | Linux Today

Hassle-free Backup with Deja Dup

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Dmitri Popov
Jun 3, 2010

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“The Déjà Dup backup utility may not be
the most powerful or flexible backup tool out there, but it does
have its advantages. Its straightforward interface makes it
dead-easy to configure backups, while the support for the Amazon S3
storage back-end is a boon for users looking for unlimited backup
storage on the cheap. In addition to that, Déjà Dup
supports incremental backups, and it can encrypt and compress data
during the backup operation. Besides Amazon S3, Déjà
Dup supports other types of remote storage, including FTP, Windows
shares, WebDAV, and SSH. And you can use Déjà Dup to
perform scheduled backups.

“To install Déjà Dup on Ubuntu, you have to add
the project’s repository first using the following command:”


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