Verdict: No
No. Carbonite's own requirements say its personal backup supports current Windows and Mac systems, and Linux is not among them, so the subscription stops being useful once you switch.
Carbonite documents its personal backup as supporting current Windows and Mac operating systems in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. Linux does not appear, and there is no client to install.
Treat this as a deadline rather than a comparison. Your Carbonite backup belongs to the Windows machine that made it, and once that machine is wiped the copy in the cloud will eventually be removed. Restore everything you might ever want onto an external drive while Windows still runs, then check the restored files actually open before you go any further. That last step catches more problems than people expect.
On Linux the equivalent job splits in two. A backup app copies your files on a schedule to an external hard drive, which is the part that protects you from a failed disk or a mistake. Cloud storage keeps a second copy somewhere else, which is the part that protects you from fire and theft. Carbonite did both at once, so expect to set up two things rather than one.
If you only ever want one of them, choose the external drive backup first. It is free, it is fast, and most of the time it is what you actually need.
Already on Ubuntu. Choose a folder, choose a drive, set a schedule. Keeps older versions so you can go back to last week.
Your files: Cannot read Carbonite backups. Restore from Carbonite first, then start a fresh backup here.
Similar to the above with plainer wording and a simple restore screen. Works to an external drive or a network folder.
Your files: Cannot read Carbonite backups. Starts fresh.
The offsite half of what Carbonite did. Stores the documents and photos you care about with a provider you pick.
Your files: No Carbonite import. Files are uploaded fresh.
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need Carbonite. Everything else you do can move.
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