Installing BorgBackup on Arch Linux

BorgBackup is an open-source backup software that provides a simple and efficient way to backup your data. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install BorgBackup on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing BorgBackup, make sure that your Arch Linux system is up-to-date:

sudo pacman -Syu

Installation

BorgBackup is available in the official Arch Linux repository. To install BorgBackup, use the following command:

sudo pacman -S borg

The borg command should then be available on your system.

Testing the installation

To verify that BorgBackup was installed correctly, run the following command:

borg --version

This command should output the version of the BorgBackup software that was installed.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install BorgBackup on Arch Linux. BorgBackup is a powerful backup solution that can be used to effectively backup your data.

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