Borgbackup is a popular backup solution that is designed to be fast, efficient, and secure. With Borgbackup, you can easily backup and restore files, directories and servers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Borgbackup on EndeavourOS latest.
Before installing any new software, it's always recommended to update the system to make sure that you have the latest security patches and bug fixes.
To update the system, open a terminal and run the following command.
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the update process to complete.
Before installing Borgbackup, you need to install some dependencies that Borgbackup requires. Run the following command to install the dependencies.
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip libacl openssl
After installing the dependencies, you need to clone the Borgbackup repository from Github using git. Run the following command to clone the repository.
git clone https://github.com/borgbackup/borg.git
This will clone the Borgbackup repository to your current working directory.
To install Borgbackup, you need to build it from the source code. Navigate to the Borgbackup directory and run the following command.
cd borg
sudo python setup.py install
This will start the installation process. Wait for the process to complete.
To verify that Borgbackup has been installed successfully, run the following command.
borg --version
This will display the version of Borgbackup that you have installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Borgbackup on EndeavourOS latest. You can now use Borgbackup to backup and restore files, directories and servers.
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