This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install BorgBackup on OpenSUSE Latest. BorgBackup, also known as Borg, is a powerful and efficient backup tool. It creates compressed backups and can be used to backup data on a remote server.
Before installing BorgBackup on OpenSUSE Latest, make sure that your system is up to date. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
To install BorgBackup, you need to add the repository first. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/backup:/borg/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/ borgbackup
After adding the repository, run the following command to update the package list:
sudo zypper refresh
Finally, run the following command to install BorgBackup:
sudo zypper install borgbackup
To verify that BorgBackup has been installed successfully, run the following command:
borg --version
The output should show you the version number of BorgBackup.
To create your first backup, you first need to create a repository using the following command:
borg init /path/to/repository
After creating the repository, you can create a backup by running the following command:
borg create /path/to/repository::backup_name /path/to/backup/directory
Replace "backup_name" with the name that you want to give to your backup and "/path/to/backup/directory" with the directory that you want to back up.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BorgBackup on OpenSUSE Latest and created your first backup. You can now automate this process with a script or use it manually to keep your data safe.
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