How to Install Restic on NetBSD

Restic is a free, fast, and open source backup tool that can be used to back up your important data to various cloud storage providers or to your own remote server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Restic on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you should have the following:

• A NetBSD machine with root privileges.

Step 1: Install Go

Restic is written in Go, so you will need to install Go first. Run the following command to install Go:

pkg_add go

Step 2: Downloading Restic

You can download the latest version of Restic from its official website. Once you are on the website, navigate to the Downloads section and download the appropriate version of Restic for your NetBSD machine.

For example, if you are using a 64-bit NetBSD machine, then you would download the restic_x86_64 binary.

Step 3: Moving Restic Binary to /usr/local/bin

Now that you've downloaded Restic, copy the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory using the cp command:

cp restic /usr/local/bin/

Step 4: Run Restic

You can now run Restic by typing the following command:

restic

If Restic is installed correctly, you should see a list of available commands.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Restic on NetBSD. Now, you can start using Restic to back up your important data.

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