How to use deja-dup for data backups on Linux

Deja-dup is a Gnome application. It can be used for data backups of the computer to a USB drive, another hard disk, folder or even to the cloud. Data backups are encrypted using the Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) shared key as they are done. The first backup takes time, depending on the data to be … Continue reading How to use deja-dup for data backups on Linux →

Use GUI to add a new user with encrypted home folder

By default, Ubuntu 12.04 user manager does not allow you to add new users with encrypted home folders. Refer this link to know how it is done from the command line. To add a new user using GUI, you should install: $ sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools <enter> This gives additional options that you can enter … Continue reading Use GUI to add a new user with encrypted home folder →

Add new user with encrypted home folder in Ubuntu

By default, Ubuntu 12.04 does not allow you to add a new user with an encrypted home directory using the GUI user manager. To add a user with encrypted home folder, do following: Start up the terminal on your system $ sudo adduser --encrypt-home username <enter> where username is the user ID of the user … Continue reading Add new user with encrypted home folder in Ubuntu →