How to install of CrashPlan on Ubuntu
To install CrashPlan on Ubuntu
CrashPlan is an online backup service software which supports Linux. It is easy to take backup your files to the cloud with the help of CrashPlan. In this tutorial, you will learn the method to install CrashPlan on Ubuntu.
Installing CrashPlan
To install CrashPlan, you need to download the installation package from its official link. Run the following command for the same purpose.
user1@linuxhelpubnt:~/Desktop$ wget https://download2.code42.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_4.8.3_Linux.tgz
--2017-06-25 06:25:42-- https://download2.code42.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_4.8.3_Linux.tgz
Resolving download2.code42.com (download2.code42.com)... 216.17.8.13
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CrashPlan_4.8.3_Linux.tgz 100%[=======================================================> ] 44.91M 144KB/s in 3m 53s
2017-06-25 06:29:38 (197 KB/s) - ‘ CrashPlan_4.8.3_Linux.tgz’ saved [47086668/47086668]
Once the download is completed, extract the tar file as follows.
user1@linuxhelpubnt:~/Desktop$ tar -xvf CrashPlan_4.8.3_Linux.tgz
crashplan-install/install.sh
crashplan-install/uninstall.sh
crashplan-install/
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crashplan-install/scripts/crashplan
rashplan-install/scripts/run.conf
Now, move it into the crashplan directory as follows.
user1@linuxhelpubnt:~/Desktop$ cd crashplan-install/
user1@linuxhelpubnt:~/Desktop/crashplan-install$ ls -la
total 46040
drwxr-xr-x 3 user1 user1 4096 Jun 9 04:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 user1 user1 4096 Jun 25 06:30 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 47092262 Jun 9 04:23 CrashPlan_4.8.3.cpi
-rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 621 Jun 9 04:23 INSTALL
-rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 244 Jun 9 04:23 install.defaults
-rwxr-xr-x 1 user1 user1 15284 Jun 9 04:23 install.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 1326 Jun 9 04:23 README
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Jun 25 06:30 scripts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 user1 user1 6083 Jun 9 04:23 uninstall.sh
After that, run the install.sh script.
user1@linuxhelpubnt:~/Desktop/crashplan-install$ sudo ./install.sh [sudo] password for user1: Welcome to the Code42 CrashPlan installer. Press enter to continue with installation. Validating environment... detected root permissions What parent directory do you wish to install CrashPlan into? [/usr/local] /usr/local/crashplan does not exist. Create /usr/local/crashplan? (y/n) [y] What directory do you wish to link the CrashPlan executable to? [/usr/local/bin] . . . Your selections: CrashPlan will install to: /usr/local/crashplan And put links to binaries in: /usr/local/bin And store data in: /usr/local/var/crashplan Your init.d dir is: /etc/init.d Your current runlevel directory is: /etc/rc5.d Is this correct? (y/n) [y] downloading the JRE using wget --2017-06-25 06:31:28-- http://download.code42.com/installs/proserver/jre/jre-linux-x64-1.8.0_72.tgz Resolving download.code42.com (download.code42.com)... 216.17.8.19 . . . jre-linux-x64-1.8.0_72.tgz 100%[=======================================================> ] 68.46M 1.00MB/s in 76s 2017-06-25 06:32:49 (924 KB/s) - ‘ jre-linux-x64-1.8.0_72.tgz’ saved [71789390/71789390] Java Installed. . . . Would you like to start CrashPlanDesktop? (y/n) [y]
To start the Desktop UI:
/usr/local/bin/CrashPlanDesktop Installation is complete. Thank you for installing Code42 CrashPlan.
We have successfully installed CrashPlan.
Register your account as follows.
That was all. Enjoy using CrashPlan to store all your data.
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Ubuntu
Q
What is CrashPlan on Ubuntu?
A
CrashPlan is an online backup service software which supports Linux. It is easy to take backup your files to the cloud with the help of CrashPlan. In this tutorial, you will learn the method to install CrashPlan on Ubuntu.
Q
How much data may I back up to CrashPlan?
A
You can backup up an unlimited amount of data for up to 5 devices/computers.
Q
Can I use CrashPlan to back up my server? Can I use it on a multi-user workstation?
A
CrashPlan is not designed to be run on servers or multi-user machines.
With CrashPlan installed, any user on the system can download any other user’s data. If privacy between users is a concern, do not use CrashPlan.
Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) will continue to be available for backups on servers.
With CrashPlan installed, any user on the system can download any other user’s data. If privacy between users is a concern, do not use CrashPlan.
Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) will continue to be available for backups on servers.
Q
Does CrashPlan Encrypt the data to back up?
A
Yes, CrashPlan encrypts the data to be backed up. Code42 regards data security as the most important component of their backup services, that's why CrashPlan encrypts your backup files before any data is sent to your backup destination.
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What's the frequency of backups?
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Crash plan backups up by default every 15 minutes.
This is the recommended setting, however, if you would like to make an adjustment.
This is the recommended setting, however, if you would like to make an adjustment.