Linux Installation Guide (Debian, Ubuntu)
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You can install eazyBackup using the Debian client package. The Debian package installs the eazyBackup binaries and a systemd unit script to start and stop the service. The installed service is named backup-tool.
Download the backup client https://csw.eazybackup.ca/
Install the package using apt install in the directory where the .deb file was downloaded.
The installer will perform the following tasks:
Install the backup client into /opt/eazyBackup/
Prompt you for your account username and password
Prompt you for the URL of the eazyBackup server
Register your Linux device into that eazyBackup account
Starts running the backup-tool service in the background.
The eazyBackup service is installed with the name backup-tool. It can be managed using the standard systemctl commands.
The linux client does not provide a graphical interface. Creating Protected Items, schedules and manually running backups or restores is done from the eazyBackup Control Panel web interface.
You can find additional information on how to use the Control Panel web interface for the backup client in our Control Panel guide:
You can uninstall the package by running
apt remove backup-tool
By default, removing the package will preserve your saved credentials for future reinstall. To forget any saved configuration, run apt purge backup-tool. This command will also uninstall the package if it is still installed.