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Chapter 19. Backups
There are many ways to backup an Ubuntu installation. The most important thing about backups is to develop a backup plan consisting of what to backup, where to back it up to, and how to restore it.
The following sections discuss various ways of accomplishing these tasks.
1. Shell Scripts1.1. Simple Shell Script1.2. Executing the Script1.2.1. Executing from a Terminal1.2.2. Executing with cron1.3. Restoring from the Archive1.4. References2. Archive Rotation2.1. Rotating NFS Archives2.2. Tape Drives3. Bacula3.1. Overview3.2. Installation3.3. Configuration3.4. Localhost Backup3.5. Resources