In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Rsnapshot on MXLinux latest version. Rsnapshot is a backup tool that uses rsync and hard links to create incremental file backups. It is a simple and reliable backup system that allows you to backup your entire system or specific directories on a remote or local system.
Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that:
Firstly, ensure that your system is up to date by opening a terminal window and typing the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
That will update and upgrade all the packages in your system.
Once your system is updated, install Rsnapshot by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install rsnapshot
This command will install Rsnapshot with all its dependencies.
After installation, the next step is to configure Rsnapshot. The configuration file for Rsnapshot is located at /etc/rsnapshot.conf.
Open the file in your preferred editor:
sudo nano /etc/rsnapshot.conf
In the configuration file, you can set up parameters such as backup intervals, backup directories, and other options. By default, the backup intervals for Rsnapshot are:
Also, by default, backups are stored in /var/cache/rsnapshot.
You can modify these settings if you need to.
After configuration, the next step is to run Rsnapshot by typing the following command:
sudo rsnapshot -v hourly
This will create an incremental backup of your system or directory every hour, depending on how you configure Rsnapshot.
You can also run Rsnapshot manually by specifying the backup interval:
sudo rsnapshot -v daily
This command will create a backup of your system or directory every day, as configured in the Rsnapshot configuration file.
To view your backups, navigate to the directory where your backups are being stored. By default, this is /var/cache/rsnapshot.
You can navigate to the directory by running the following command:
cd /var/cache/rsnapshot/hourly.0
This command will take you to the hourly directory where the latest backup was made. You can repeat the command, changing the backup interval (e.g., daily.0, weekly.0, monthly.0, etc.) to view backups from other time intervals.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed and configured Rsnapshot on MXLinux. You can now use Rsnapshot to create incremental backups of your system or directory automatically, with the specified backup intervals.
We hope this tutorial was useful. Happy backing up!
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