Backup and Restore Your Ubuntu System using Sbackup

Installing sbackup in ubuntu

sudo apt-get install sbackup

Backup Your Data Using Sbackup

Once you completed the installation you can access sbackup using System--->Administration--->Simple Backup Config

How to set a static IP in Ubuntu

sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.2.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.2.0
broadcast 192.168.2.255
gateway 192.168.2.1

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart