Installing Handy Backup on OS Linux

For now, the only type of tested Linux distributives are those based on Debian/Ubuntu package types (i.e. on .deb files). Please read the instruction carefully before installing Handy Backup components!

For Debian/Ubuntu, you must firstly add a repository to the list, to avoid the warnings about missing key during installation. Download a key using the terminal command:

wget packages.handybackup.net/hb.pub

Add this key to the apt utility with a command:

sudo apt-key add hb.pub

Then execute the next command:

sudo apt-get update

Now you are ready for installation. To install both Server and Workstation components of Handy Backup, please execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install hb7

For installing the Workstation component only, the command must be:

sudo apt-get install hb-ws

For controlling Handy Backup, you will need Handy Backup Client. You can either use a remote Windows machine with a Handy Backup Client installed to control a Linux host, or install a Client directly upon Linux using Wine.

Using Remote Control

As a prerequisite, add an IP address and a host name of a machine containing Handy Backup Server to the file /etc/hosts. (To check an IP address, run ifconfig, and then execute the command hostname.)

An example of a string added for a sample PС003 server:

192.168.2.223 PC003

Restart Handy Backup:

sudo service hbserver restart && sudo service hbworkstation restart

Then run Handy Backup Client. In the appearing window, enter an IP of a computer and click "Apply". After all, click “Connect”.

Installing and Running on Wine

To obtain Wine, just install an appropriate version:

sudo apt-get install wine

After installing Wine, you can install Handy Backup.

1. Run a Handy Backup installation package for Windows (HandyBackupClient.msi)
2. Follow the sequence attempted by the Installation Wizard, until finishing setup.

To start a Client via Terminal, execute the next command:

wine "C:/Program Files/Novosoft/Handy Backup 7/BackupClient.exe"

As an alternative, use the icon appearing in the “Applications” menu.

This action requires some extra configuration measures. The default location for all configuration and options files is the /var/lib/.hb7 directory.

Open the configuration file /var/lib/.hb7/Settings/Services/workstation.hbl. Then, in the field CoordinatorHost you must write a name of a computer with the operating Management Panel, a main server for Handy Backup network editions.

After modifying the file, restart the workstation using the following command:

sudo service hbworkstation restart