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<h2 class="title"><a id="backups"></a>Chapter 18. Backups</h2>
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<b>Table of Contents</b>
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<a href="backup-shellscripts.html">Shell Scripts</a>
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<a href="backup-shellscripts.html#backup-shellscript">Simple Shell Script</a>
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<a href="backup-shellscripts.html#backup-executing-shellscript">Executing the Script</a>
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<a href="backup-shellscripts.html#backup-shellscript-archive-testing">Restoring from the Archive</a>
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There are many ways to backup an Ubuntu installation. The most important thing about backups is to develop a
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<span class="emphasis"><em>backup plan</em></span> consisting of what to backup, where to back it up to, and how to restore it.
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