BorgBackup is an open source backup tool that offers deduplication, compression, and encryption features. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing BorgBackup on the latest version of Elementary OS.
Before we dive into the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To install BorgBackup on your Elementary OS, follow the steps below:
Start by installing the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip
To install BorgBackup using pip, run the following command:
sudo pip3 install borgbackup
After the installation process is complete, check that BorgBackup is installed correctly:
borg --version
If installed correctly, you should see the version information.
You can customize BorgBackup by creating a configuration file in the following path:
/etc/borgmatic/config.yaml
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BorgBackup on your Elementary OS. With BorgBackup, you can now create backups of your data using deduplication, compression, and encryption. Don't forget to customize your configuration file to suit your backup needs!
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