# Ubuntu One

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Warning: Ubuntu One service will be discontinued on 1 June 2014, see: [2].

Ubuntu One is a service to store and sync files online and between computers, and share files and folders with others using file synchronization. Brief description here.

If you know what Dropbox is then you could say that Ubuntu One is an alternative to Dropbox.

## Installation

Install ubuntuone-control-panel, available in the official repositories. It's a GUI application to configure and monitor Ubuntu One. It pulls in the ubuntuone-client package, which contains the synchronization daemon and a command line utility for configuration.

## Configuration

### GUI

Simply launch Ubuntu One application (or run `ubuntuone-control-panel-qt`), log in with your account (or register a new one) and enjoy! On first login, an "Ubuntu One" folder will be automatically created in your home directory. After that Ubuntu One's daemon will autostart when you log in to your desktop, and sync files continuously.

### Command line

Alternatively, you could use the command-line tool called `u1sdtool` to configure Ubuntu One. Even though it's a command line tool, it requires a running X.Org, otherwise it fails to run.

To connect the syncdaemon, run:

    $ u1sdtool -c

On the first login, you have to enter your account details or create a new account.

For other command line options, check:

    $ u1sdtool -h

## Usage

There should be a directory named "Ubuntu One" in your home directory, everything you put there should be synced with Ubuntu One's cloud.

### Status icon

You can launch the control panel in status icon mode with the following command:

    $ ubuntuone-control-panel-qt --minimized

### Déjà Dup

You can use Déjà Dup (deja-dup) to make (incremental) backups to your Ubuntu One storage.

Use Déjà Dup (Applications -> Backup) to configure the backup by: selecting "Storage" -> "Backup location" -> "Ubuntu One" and enter a "Folder" (default: deja-dup/hostname).

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