BackupPC

Alternative To: ViceVersa

Description
BackupPC is disk based and not tape based. This particularity allows features not found in any other backup solution:
* Clever pooling scheme minimizes disk storage and disk I/O.
Identical files across multiple backups of the same or different PC are
stored only once resulting in substantial savings in disk storage and disk
writes. Also known as "data deduplication".
* Optional compression provides additional reductions in storage.
CPU impact of compression is low since only new files (those not already
in the pool) need to be compressed.
* A powerful http/cgi user interface allows administrators to view log files,
configuration, current status and allows users to initiate and cancel
backups and browse and restore files from backups very quickly.
* No client-side software is needed. On WinXX the smb protocol is used.
On Linux or Unix clients, rsync or tar (over ssh/rsh/nfs) can be used
* Flexible restore options. Single files can be downloaded from any backup
directly from the CGI interface. Zip or Tar archives for selected files
or directories can also be downloaded from the CGI interface.
* BackupPC supports mobile environments where laptops are only intermittently
connected to the network and have dynamic IP addresses (DHCP).
* Flexible configuration parameters allow multiple backups to be performed
in parallel.
* and more to discover in the manual...
Interface: Web Browser
Associated Programs
Apache2 Apache HTTP Server metapackage
BZip2 high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
libfile-rsyncp-perl A perl based implementation of an Rsync client
libio-dirent-perl Perl module for accessing dirent structs returned by readdir
openssh-client secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines
Par2 Parity Archive Volume Set, for checking and repair of files
Perl Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
rrdtool time-series data storage and display system (programs)
rsync fast remote file copy program (like rcp)
smbclient command-line SMB/CIFS clients for Unix
w3m WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)
Debian 32-bit 64-bit
stable 3.1.0-9.1 3.1.0-9.1
testing 3.2.1-4 3.2.1-4
sid 3.2.1-5 3.2.1-5

Ubuntu 32-bit 64-bit
hardy 3.0.0-4ubuntu1 3.0.0-4ubuntu1
lucid 3.1.0-9ubuntu1 3.1.0-9ubuntu1
lucid-backports 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1 3.2.0-3ubuntu4~lucid1
oneiric 3.2.1-1ubuntu1 3.2.1-1ubuntu1
precise 3.2.1-2ubuntu1 3.2.1-2ubuntu1
quantal 3.2.1-2ubuntu2 3.2.1-2ubuntu2

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