How to Install Backupninja on NetBSD

Backupninja is a backup automation tool that allows users to easily configure and manage backups for different applications and services. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Backupninja on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD system with root access.
• A terminal or SSH connection to the system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we install Backupninja, we need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command:

pkgin update
pkgin install bash perl p5-IO-Tee p5-Capture-Tiny rsync

Step 2: Download Backupninja

Next, we need to download Backupninja from its Git repository. To do this, run the following command:

pkgin install git
git clone https://0xacab.org/liberate/backupninja.git

Step 3: Configure Backupninja

Once the download is complete, go to the Backupninja directory:

cd backupninja/

Then, configure Backupninja by running the configuration script:

./configure

Step 4: Build Backupninja

After configuring Backupninja, we need to build it using the make command:

make

Step 5: Install Backupninja

Finally, we can install Backupninja by running the following command:

make install

This will install Backupninja to the system.

Conclusion

Backupninja is now installed on NetBSD, and you can use it to automate your backups. You can customize Backupninja's configuration by editing the configuration files located in the /etc/backup.d directory.

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