# Is it possible to install Duplicati without X11 and GTK dependencies?
**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499
**Category:** Installation
**Created:** [December 22, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499 "2022-12-22T12:37:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@kostett](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kostett)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499/1 "2022-12-22T12:37:44Z")
subj. Forum search shows nothing related about.
OS is Debian 11 without any GUI.
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### Author:  [@gpatel-fr](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/gpatel-fr)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499/2 "2022-12-22T12:41:46Z")
the whole Duplicati UI being web based, there is nothing particularly tied to X window.
To use the Duplicati UI you will have to launch a browser on another computer, and so to configure it to accept connections outside of localhost - and have better to enable https too.
Edit: it’s possible to work around these 2 needed changes and using Duplicati without modification by tunneling through SSH.
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### Author:  [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499/3 "2022-12-22T13:46:51Z")
I don’t have one, but lots of people install on headless Linux systems, so I suggest you give it a try.
Possibly an installer will complain a bit. I think things like the TrayIcon won’t work without graphics.
That’s not an essential component. [Different ways to make a Duplicati backup](https://www.duplicati.com/articles/Way-To-Make-A-Backup/) gives some options.
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### Author:  [@kostett](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kostett)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-possible-to-install-duplicati-without-x11-and-gtk-dependencies/15499/4 "2022-12-22T14:20:48Z")
> **[Headless installation on Debian or Ubuntu · duplicati/duplicati Wiki](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/wiki/Headless-installation-on-Debian-or-Ubuntu#introduction)**
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Found solution in project wiki on GitHub.