LuckyBackup explained

luckyBackup
Developer:	Loukas Avgeriou
Operating System:	Linux,, Mac OS X, Windows
Genre:	Backup
Programming Language:	C++
License:	GPL 3

luckyBackup is a free backup application for Linux.^[1] It provides a GUI based on the cross-platform Qt framework and is not fundamentally console based or web based as many of the clients from the list of backup software are. The GUI is translated in many languages and is available in repositories of all major Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, Slackware and Gentoo.^[2]

The latest version was released in November 2018 and while development is "almost frozen", the program is still supported.^[3]

Awards - Distinctions

• 3 August 2009: 3rd place at the SourceForge Community Choice Awards as a "best new project"^{[4] [5] [6]}
• 2008–2010: Highest rated application at kde-apps.org^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Purdy . Kevin . LuckyBackup Makes Backups and Syncing Easy on Linux . 10 February 2021 . LifeHacker . 20 August 2010.
2. News: Sharma . Mayank . Linux backup: the complete guide . 10 February 2021 . 6 March 2011.
3. Web site: luckyBackup - backup and sync utility . 2024-01-21 . luckybackup.sourceforge.net.
4. Web site: luckyBackup. LinuxLinks.com. 21 April 2014.
5. Web site: luckyBackup. openDesktop.org. 28 March 2014.
6. Web site: LuckyBackUp – Open Source Remote Backup for Linux Users. Online Storage News. https://web.archive.org/web/20100417082851/http://www.onlinestoragenews.org/2010/04/14/luckybackup-open-source-remote-backup-for-linux-users. 17 April 2010. 14 April 2010.