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How to compile and install Tarsnap on a Ubuntu/Debian Linux

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A Tarsnap service is a secure online backup system for Linux, OSX, *BSD or UNIX-like system. They encrypt and store data in Amazon S3. The services also use rsync-like algorithms, and only backup data that has been changed since the last dump. The backups are protected by a security key only known to a backup operator or sysadmin. How do I install a tarsnap client on a Ubuntu or Debian Linux system?
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Rackspace Cloud Files: Upload Files Using Secure FTP (SFTP) Client [ sftp-cloudfs ]

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I‘m using cloud files from Rackspace to store files in cloud. I know how to use ftp client with cloud files, but I would like to use Secure File Transfer Program, sftp on the command line, a true SSH File Transfer Protocol client from the OpenSSH project for security and privacy concern. How do I install sftp-cloudfs under Linux or Unix like operating systems?