This didn't update for me the first time I tried. To get it to update, I did the following:
sudo pacman -Rns backintime backintime-cli
sudo rm -r /usr/share/backintime
I didn't use an AUR helper like yay. In case anyone else is having trouble.
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Package Details: backintime 1.6.1-4
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| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/backintime.git (read-only, click to copy) |
|---|---|
| Package Base: | backintime |
| Description: | Simple backup system inspired from the Flyback Project and TimeVault. Qt6 GUI version. |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/bit-team/backintime |
| Licenses: | GPL-1.0-or-later |
| Submitter: | None |
| Maintainer: | graysky |
| Last Packager: | graysky |
| Votes: | 305 |
| Popularity: | 0.94 |
| First Submitted: | 2009-01-09 20:46 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2026-03-22 09:46 (UTC) |
Dependencies (13)
- backintime-cliAUR (backintime-cli-gitAUR)
- polkit (polkit-gitAUR, polkit-consolekitAUR)
- python-pyqt6 (python-pyqt6-pre-releaseAUR)
- python-secretstorage
- qt6-svg
- xorg-xdpyinfo
- asciidoctor (make)
- man-db (make)
- python-pyfakefs (make)
- cronie (cronie-selinuxAUR) (optional) – to trigger automated backups
- kompare (kompare-gitAUR) (optional) – diff/patch frontend
- meld (meld-gitAUR) (optional) – diff/patch frontend
- qt6-translations (optional) – translate BIT dialogs into native language
Required by (1)
- backintime-cli (optional)
Sources (3)
MickeyRat commented on 2026-02-17 16:10 (UTC) (edited on 2026-02-17 16:42 (UTC) by MickeyRat)
graysky commented on 2026-02-08 18:26 (UTC)
You should report this upstream
yochananmarqos commented on 2026-02-08 18:15 (UTC)
@graysky: The GUI crashes going to Help > man page: Profiles config file as the backintime-config man page ends up in /usr/share/man/man1/ instead of /usr/share/man/man5/.
NickNackGus commented on 2025-10-18 04:36 (UTC)
@graysky Can you please update this package to 1.5.6? There's a fix for a crash when managing profiles that appeared with the release of qt6.
Xwang commented on 2025-08-23 16:25 (UTC)
@graysky by reading the two PKBUILDS indeed I've seen that they are the same so I do not understand how and why two different pages are present in the AUR. Moreover is it not clear to me how to prevent the building of the backintime one if I want only backintime-cli being built, should I use any option?
willemw commented on 2025-08-19 07:46 (UTC)
@buthz: Also, there are no two copies. They both refer to the same package base file in the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/backintime. It is all the same file.
graysky commented on 2025-08-19 07:36 (UTC)
buhtz commented on 2025-08-19 07:02 (UTC)
But the PKGBUILD file is identical for both packages.
graysky commented on 2025-08-19 06:57 (UTC)
This package seems identical to the backintime one that depends on it. Why do we have two packages with the same PKGBUILD?
It is a split package to give user the option to have a cli only (backintime-cli) or both the cli and the qt6 GUI (backintime). I highly recommend that you ALWAYS read the PKGBUILD before installing anything from the AUR. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository#Advisorary_statements
buhtz commented on 2025-08-19 05:41 (UTC)
Hello Graysky, you might have missed the question from Xwang? https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/backintime-cli#comment-1034790 I am also interested in the answer. Regards, Christian
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graysky commented on 2023-10-07 12:15 (UTC)
Using an AUR helper such as yay to build packages including backintime is HIGHLY discouraged. The recommended build method is to use a clean chroot. See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:Building_in_a_clean_chroot
I wrote a script that automates much of that called clean-chroot-manager offered here in the AUR.
Please stop posting build failures because you insist on building with yay or other AUR helpers.