Rsnapshot is a tool that allows you to take incremental and compressed backups of your system. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Rsnapshot on EndeavourOS Latest.
To follow this tutorial, you need to have the following:
Follow these installation instructions to install Rsnapshot:
Open your terminal emulator.
Update your package lists using the following command:
sudo pacman -Sy
sudo pacman -S rsnapshot
sudo rsnapshot configtest
This command will check the configuration file and display any errors if there are any.
If there are no errors, you will see the following output:
syntax ok
If there are any errors, fix them before proceeding.
/etc/rsnapshot.conf file.To edit this file, run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/rsnapshot.conf
In the configuration file, you will see some default settings. These settings are commented out, so you need to remove the hash symbol (#) at the beginning of each line to enable them.
Next, edit the configuration file to match your backup needs. Rsnapshot provides a lot of options, such as choosing the directories to backup, setting the backup frequency, and choosing the backup storage location.
An example of how to configure Rsnapshot looks like this:
# The snapshot root directory for backup.
snapshot_root /mnt/backup/snapshots/
# INTERVAL parameter is used to define the frequency of backup
interval daily
# Number of backups to keep
retain daily 7
#Setting to skip the first backup of a new interval.
rsync_long_args --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded –exclude-from=/etc/rsnapshot.exclude -a
# Backup list.
backup /home/ myuser/
Once you've made the necessary changes, save the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then press Y and then Enter.
Finally, run the following command to create your first backup:
sudo rsnapshot daily
This command will backup all the specified directories into the backup directory you've chosen.
Rsnapshot is a powerful tool that allows you to take incremental and compressed backups of your system. In this tutorial, we've learned how to install and configure Rsnapshot on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now customize your backups according to your needs and keep your data safe.
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