Calypso is a fast, modern and secure filesystem-based backup tool. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Calypso on your Manjaro system.
This tutorial assumes that you have:
Calypso requires Python 3 to be installed on your system. If it is not already installed, you can install it with the following command:
sudo pacman -S python
Additionally, Calypso needs the rsync tool to function properly, which should already be installed on your Manjaro system. You can check whether it is installed by running:
rsync --version
If it is not installed, you can install it with the following command:
sudo pacman -S rsync
The latest version of Calypso can be downloaded from its official website, calypso/">https://keithp.com/calypso/. Once downloaded, extract the zip file to a directory of your choice. Here, we assume it is extracted to /home/user/calypso.
Change into the Calypso directory and run the following commands:
sudo python3 setup.py build
sudo python3 setup.py install
This will install Calypso on your Manjaro system.
To test that Calypso was installed correctly, run the following command:
calypso --version
The output should display the current version of Calypso installed on your system.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Calypso on your Manjaro system. You can now use Calypso to backup your files and folders and protect them from accidental deletion, corruption or loss.
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