This article covers how to install fwbackups and backup data in the application on Ubuntu 20.04. In fact, fwbackups is an open-source feature-rich user backup application that allows you to backup your important documents anytime, anywhere using a simple powerful interface with the support for scheduled backups and backing up to remote systems.

How to Install fwbackups on Debian and Ubuntu / Mint Linux ?

1. Install these following dependencies on your system:

$ sudo apt-get install gettext autotools-dev intltool python-crypto python-paramiko python-gtk2 python-glade2 python-notify cron

2. Then download fwbackups to your home directory using wget command and install it from source using the following commands:

$ wget http://downloads.diffingo.com/fwbackups/fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ tar xfj fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ cd fwbackups-1.43.7/
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make && sudo make install

3. Install fwbackups on CentOS and RHEL:

$ sudo yum install gettext autotools-dev intltool python-crypto python-paramiko python-gtk2 python-glade2 python-notify cron

4. Next, download fwbackups and install it from source using the following commands:

$ wget http://downloads.diffingo.com/fwbackups/fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ tar xfj fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ cd fwbackups-1.43.7/
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make && sudo make install

5. Install fwbackups on Fedora Linux:

$ sudo dnf install fwbackups

From the fwbackups Overview page, you can simply click on any one of the toolbar buttons to begin:

• ⁠Backup Sets – To create, edit or delete backup sets as well as manually create a backup set.
• ⁠One-Time Backup – Create "one-time" backups.
• ⁠Log Viewer – Shows the information about fwbackups's activities.
• ⁠Restore – Allows you to restore any backup from previously made backup.
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How to install Bacula Server on Ubuntu Linux system ?

In order to install Bacula Server, log in to your Ubuntu instance and issue the command:

$ sudo apt-get install bacula -y

You will be prompted for the following:

• Mail server configuration (unless you need email alerts, you can configure this as local only).
• System mail name (this is the email domain for the server, if applicable).
• Configure database for bacula-directory-pgsql (you want to do this and set it as localhost).
• Configure a password for the Bacula PostgreSQL database.

Once you've completed the above, you'll get your prompt back and can continue on with the configuration.