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Asked: 2012-01-29 22:02:20 +0800 CST

Can you install Deja-dup on a headless server?

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Can I install a command line version of deja-dup backup utility on Ubuntu server?

I wish to restore a backup of my previous Home directory made with deja-dup.

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    No, you can't. But Deja Dup is just a graphical front end for the command line tool duplicity, which you can use on a server.

    Its command line interface is a bit complicated, but read its man page or some of the instructions in Deja Dup's manual restore help page: https://live.gnome.org/DejaDup/Help/Restore/WorstCase

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  2. Yes you can. I just did.

    Follow the instructions here and you can run deja-dup using the X of your own machine.

    Then you just execute from your local machine:

    ssh -X SERVER_IP deja-dup
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