Duplicati is a free, open source backup tool that allows users to back up their files to various remote storage locations such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and Amazon S3. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Duplicati on your POP! OS machine.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by searching for it in the Applications menu.
Add the GPG key to ensure that the packages come from a trusted source:
wget -qO - http://duplicati.com/duplicati.key | sudo apt-key add -
Add the Duplicati repository to your system:
echo "deb http://apt.duplicati.com/bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/duplicati.list
Update the package list:
sudo apt-get update
Install Duplicati using the following command:
sudo apt-get install duplicati
Once the installation process completes, launch Duplicati by typing the following in the terminal:
duplicati
Alternatively, you can launch Duplicati from the Applications menu by searching for it.
When you launch Duplicati for the first time, you will be prompted to configure a backup job.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your backup job.
Duplicati has several advanced options that you can configure to customize your backup job. Refer to the official Duplicati documentation for more information.
Once you set up your backup job, Duplicati will automatically back up your files on the schedule you specified.
In this tutorial, we successfully installed Duplicati on POP! OS latest version. With Duplicati, you can easily back up your files to various remote storage locations.
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