Amanda is an open-source backup and recovery tool that lets you back up your data to multiple disks and tape drives. It is a reliable solution for network backups and supports a variety of platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Amanda on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing Amanda, make sure that you have the following:
Amanda needs a few packages to be installed before it can be installed successfully. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot debhelper freebsd-buildutils autotools-dev flex bison libssl-dev libreadline-dev libpcre3-dev libbz2-dev zlib1g-dev libdb-dev liblzo2-dev libxml2-dev libevent-dev libglib2.0-dev libblkid-dev libudev-dev uuid-dev libacl1-dev libncurses-dev postgresql-server-dev-all libmysqlclient-dev
Enter your password if prompted and then press "Y" to continue the installation process.
You can download the latest version of Amanda from the official website at http://www.amanda.org/download.php. Extract the downloaded file in your home directory using the following command:
tar -xvf amanda-x.x.x.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the version number you have downloaded.
Next, navigate to the extracted Amanda directory using the following command:
cd amanda-x.x.x
Replace x.x.x with the version number you have downloaded.
Run the following commands in order to compile and install Amanda:
./configure --with-user=amandabackup --with-group=backup
make
sudo make install
These commands will configure the installation with the amandabackup user and backup group, compile and then install Amanda.
Once Amanda is installed, you need to configure it. Navigate to the amanda-x.x.x directory and run the following command:
sudo ./config
This command will launch a configuration wizard. Follow the prompts, and enter the necessary values such as backup device, backup directory, and backup schedule.
Once the configuration is complete, you can start the Amanda server by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/sbin/amandad
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Amanda on your MXLinux Latest system. You can now use Amanda to backup your data.
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