It isn’t installed by default for two reasons: not everyone uses a backup, and we didn’t want python2 on the default install disk. So this is intentional. Though if duplicity ever gets ported to python3, we may reevaluate.
** Changed in: deja-dup (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731941 Title: duplicity should be installed by default as a dependency of deja-dup Status in deja-dup package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Just tested my Deja-dup backup configuration on a fresh install of 18.04. I was prompted to install duplicity. I am wondering whether duplicity should not better be installed as a dependency of deja-dup which is the default backup tool. What do you think? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1731941/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp