19 May 2010

Install Déjà Dup Simple Backup Program in Ubuntu 10.04 and (Lucid Lynx) and 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

  1. From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: Applications > Accessories > Terminal. A new terminal window will display.
  2. At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deja-dup-team/ppa then press Enter
  3. If prompted, type the sudo password then press Enter. Ubuntu will now fetch the PPA (Personal Package Archive) key for Déjà Dup.
  4. Once this is complete, you should see something like: Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv B24F18C361712E3A495E1184FEFFB8F041556EEA
    gpg: requesting key 41556EEA from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
    gpg: key 41556EEA: "Launchpad PPA for Déjà Dup Administrators" not changed
    gpg: Total number processed: 1
    gpg: unchanged: 1
    If you receive an error indicating: gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host simply verify the command you entered and run it again.
  5. Once you have successfully imported the PPA key, type sudo apt-get update then press Enter.
  6. After the update is completed, you may install Déjà Dup using either Synaptic Package Manager or by typing: sudo apt-get install deja-dup and pressing Enter.
  7. Once installation is complete, you may access Déjà Dup by selecting Applications > System Tools > Déjà Dup Backup Tool.

OK, great! Now, uhhh ...what do I do with it? Read on...

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