Aptik Documentation

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Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Overview
  • 1.2. Supported Distributions
  • 1.3. Supported Hardware
  • 1.4. Installation
  • 1.5. Uninstall
  • 1.6. Trial & Refunds
  • 1.7. Support
  • 1.8. Known Issues & Limitations
• 2. Usage
  • 2.1. Taking a backup on the old system
  • 2.2. Restoring backups on the new system
  • 2.3. Backup All Sections instead of one by one
  • 2.4. Command-line Usage
    • 2.4.1. Backup All
    • 2.4.2. Restore All
    • 2.4.3. Remove All
  • 2.5. Use cases
    • 2.5.1. Move to the next release of a Linux distribution
    • 2.5.2. Create a portable disk when travelling
    • 2.5.3. Duplicate the same setup on multiple systems
• 3. Sections
  • 3.1. APT Repositories
    • 3.1.1. Backup
    • 3.1.2. Restore
  • 3.2. Software Packages - APT
    • 3.2.1. Backup
    • 3.2.2. Restore
  • 3.3. Software Packages - DEB
    • 3.3.1. Backup
    • 3.3.2. Restore
  • 3.4. Software Packages - Snap
    • 3.4.1. Backup
    • 3.4.2. Restore
  • 3.5. Software Packages - Flatpak
    • 3.5.1. Backup
    • 3.5.2. Restore
  • 3.6. Mount Entries
    • 3.6.1. Backup
    • 3.6.2. Restore
  • 3.7. Users & Groups
    • 3.7.1. Backup
    • 3.7.2. Restore
    • 3.7.3. Notes
  • 3.8. Home Directory Data
    • 3.8.1. Backup
    • 3.8.2. Restore
    • 3.8.3. Notes
  • 3.9. Desktop Settings
    • 3.9.1. Backup
    • 3.9.2. Restore
  • 3.10. Scheduled Tasks
    • 3.10.1. Backup
    • 3.10.2. Restore
  • 3.11. Icons
    • 3.11.1. Backup
    • 3.11.2. Restore
  • 3.12. Themes
    • 3.12.1. Backup
    • 3.12.2. Restore
  • 3.13. Fonts
    • 3.13.1. Backup
    • 3.13.2. Restore
  • 3.14. Miscellaneous (Advanced)
    • 3.14.1. Backup
    • 3.14.2. Restore
  • 3.15. Scripts (Advanced)
    • 3.15.1. Backup
    • 3.15.2. Restore
• 4. Miscellaneous
  • 4.1. Scheduled Refresh
  • 4.2. Restore Script
• 5. Command-line Reference
• 6. Frequently Asked Questions
  • 6.1. Saving backups to NTFS drives
  • 6.2. Home directory on separate partition
  • 6.3. Symbolic links in home folder
  • 6.4. Aptik’s repository is not visible in Ubuntu’s ‘Software & Updates’ tool