{"id":6506,"date":"2017-01-20T12:59:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6506"},"modified":"2017-01-20T12:59:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:59:50","slug":"aptik-backup-ppa-installed-apps-users-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-ppa-installed-apps-users-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Aptik &#8211; A Simple Backup Tool for PPA, Installed Apps, User&#8217;s Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-tool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-tool.png\" alt=\"Aptik backup tool\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6507\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To simplify re-installation of software packages after upgrading or re-installing Ubuntu, aptik is a simple tool allows to backup software sources (PPA), installed software, and other user data with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/apt-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\">Aptik<\/a> features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Backup and restore Launchpad PPAs.<\/li>\n<li>Backup and restore installed software.<\/li>\n<li>Backup and restore downloaded packages (apt cache).<\/li>\n<li>Backup and restore themes and icons from \/usr\/share directory.<\/li>\n<li>Backup and restore application settings.<\/li>\n<li>Backup and restore user home directory data (.config excluded)<\/li>\n<li>One-click backup and restore user selected items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While doing backup and restore (exclude one-click backup \/ restore), it lists available items and allows you to choose which to backup \/ restore. Some backups are encrypted with given passwords.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-utility.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-utility-600x342.jpg\" alt=\"Aptik backup utility\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-utility-600x342.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-utility-450x256.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aptik-backup-utility.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Aptik in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>To install the utility in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and derivatives, either run the commands below in terminal (<b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b>) to get it from the developer&#8217;s PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008\/ppa\n\nsudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install aptik<\/pre>\n<p>or grab the <b>DEB<\/b> package (<i>amd64 for 64bit, i386 for 32bit<\/i>) from <a href=\"http:\/\/ppa.launchpad.net\/teejee2008\/ppa\/ubuntu\/pool\/main\/a\/aptik\/\" target=\"_blank\">THIS PAGE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tip:<\/b> The DEB packages for Ubuntu 16.04 also works on Ubuntu 16.10.<\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove aptik, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run the following command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt-get remove aptik && sudo apt-get autoremove<\/pre>\n<p>The PPA can be removed by <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility under Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To simplify re-installation of software packages after upgrading or re-installing Ubuntu, aptik is a simple tool allows to backup software sources (PPA), installed software, and other user data with just a few clicks. Aptik features: Backup and restore Launchpad PPAs. Backup and restore installed software. Backup and restore downloaded packages (apt cache). 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