Amanda is an open source client-server backup system that allows you to backup and restore data on multiple machines in a network. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Amanda on Manjaro.
Before you install Amanda, make sure you have the following:
We will first install the dependencies required for Amanda. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S gcc make bison flex perl-expat perl-berkeleydb
Visit the Amanda website and navigate to the download page. From there, download the latest stable release of Amanda.
Once the download is complete, open the terminal and navigate to the directory where the Amanda package is saved. Extract the files from the package using the following command:
tar -xf amanda-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number of the Amanda package.
Navigate to the extracted directory using the cd command:
cd amanda-<version>
Configure the installation using the following command:
./configure
Start the installation using the following command:
make install
The installation may take a few minutes to complete.
Now that Amanda is installed, we need to configure it. Navigate to the /usr/local/etc directory using the cd command:
cd /usr/local/etc
Copy the Amanda configuration file template to the amanda directory using the following command:
cp amanda/amanda-client.conf.template amanda/myhost.conf
We can now modify the myhost.conf file to configure Amanda. Open the file using a text editor:
sudo nano amanda/myhost.conf
Replace myhost with the hostname of the machine you want to backup.
In the file, you will find a list of configuration options. Modify them to suit your requirements. At a minimum, you will need to modify the following:
You can find detailed information about each of these options and other configuration options in the Amanda documentation.
You are now ready to start Amanda. Open the terminal and run the following command:
amcheck <config> [-t <date>]
Replace <config> with the name of the configuration file you created in Step 3. You can use the -t option to specify the date of the backup.
After successfully checking the configuration, run the following command to start the backup:
amdump <config> [-t <date>]
Replace <config> with the name of the configuration file you created in Step 3. You can use the -t option to specify the date of the backup.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Amanda on Manjaro.
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