CrashPlan is an automated backup system that does the job, but it’s not without its pitfalls. The software offers a cross-platform backup solution that’s reliably easy to use once you configure the software. Installing it to your Linux system, however, is anything but user-friendly. More than a few Linux users will emerge looking for a less-finicky solution. In addition, while the developer, Code 42, appears to adhere to the open source philosophy, you will face a big challenge if you try to locate the source code.
I've had no problems installing CrashPlan on several different Linux distributions on my desktop, or on my wife's Windows 7 desktop.
I've used it for over 2 years now, and have been very pleased with its performance on both backup and recovery.
On the other hand, having installed Crashplan on many customer machines running Linux, Windows and OS X, I've seen it pass with flying colors the only critical test of a backup system, the ability to restore lost files flawlessly.
Regardless of the other issues described by the reviewer (most if not all of which I have not encountered, never having had a problem installing CrashPlan), flawless restoration trumps everything.
I might add, nothing is "Perfect" so hardly a great title for the story.
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CrashPlan: A Good - but Not Perfect - Linux Backup Plan
Posted by: Jack M. Germain January 9, 2014 05:00 AMCrashPlan is an automated backup system that does the job, but it’s not without its pitfalls. The software offers a cross-platform backup solution that’s reliably easy to use once you configure the software. Installing it to your Linux system, however, is anything but user-friendly. More than a few Linux users will emerge looking for a less-finicky solution. In addition, while the developer, Code 42, appears to adhere to the open source philosophy, you will face a big challenge if you try to locate the source code.
I've used it for over 2 years now, and have been very pleased with its performance on both backup and recovery.
Regardless of the other issues described by the reviewer (most if not all of which I have not encountered, never having had a problem installing CrashPlan), flawless restoration trumps everything.
I might add, nothing is "Perfect" so hardly a great title for the story.