Monday, September 08, 2014: Backup software is used to perform a complete back-up of files, data, database, system and server. Users are enabled to make a copy of everything from the original source. This software can also perform a recovery of the data or system whenever any disaster happens. All users need to make file back-ups, either in corporate profile or in personal one.
Without regular back-ups data can be lost any time whenever the system's hard disk fails or due to any human error. For Linux users there are always command line tools to backup files, but beginners and end-users can find it difficult. So here we'll try to make your regular backup taking task a little painless. There are several backup software with interesting graphical interfaces and applications. Let's explore the best 11 backup tools for Linux users which come handy enough.
1. Areca Backup:
This tool allows you to select a set of files / directories which need backup the most, you can choose where and how they will be stored, and then configure the post-backup actions (like sending backup reports by email or launching custom shell scripts). Download Areca Backup here.
2. Amanda Community Edition:
This is free and quite a stable version. Amanda Community Edition is one of the most popular open source backup in the world and it is a recovery software too. This software is applicable on Linux, Solaris and Windows. Download Amanda Community Edition here.
3. Bacula:
Bacula is a part of Open Source computer programs which give the permission to the system administrator to manage backup, recovery and verification of computer data across a network of computers. Download Bacula here.
4. flyback:
This is a simple GUI which is quite user-friendly. With this tool Linux has got the required technology to recreate Apple’s Time Machine, which is a great feature in their OS. Download flyback here.
5. Deja Dup:
This is quite a simple tool to take backup. It hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and also uses duplicity as the backend. Download Deja Dup here.
6. rsnapshot:
This is a filesystem snapshot utility which takes backups for local and remote systems. Download rsnapshot here.
7. Back In Time:
This is also a simple backup tool which is exclusively used for Linux and it's inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”. To take the backup with this tool snapshots are taken for a specific set of directories. Download Back In Time here.
8. Duplicity:
Directories are supported by this software as encrypted tar-format volumes are produced and they are uploaded to a remote or local file server. Duplicity uses librsync. The incremental archives are space efficient and only parts of files that have changed since the last backup, are recorded. Download Duplicity here.
9. luckyBackup :
luckyBackup's main goal is to create backups of your valuable data. Download luckyBackup here.
10. BackupPC:
BackupPC is a high-performance software system which is also enterprise-grade. It takes back-up of Linux, WinXX and MacOSX PCs and laptops to a server’s disk. BackupPC can be configured and installed easily and it can be maintained smoothly too. Download BackupPC here.
11. bup:
bup is another backup creation program and bup stands for backup, as its short form. It can be downloaded here.
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