Installing UrBackup on OpenSUSE

UrBackup is an open source client/server backup system. With UrBackup, you can easily backup your Linux, Windows or MacOS computer(s) to a server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install UrBackup on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, make sure your OpenSUSE system is up-to-date.

sudo zypper update

Step 1 – Installing dependencies

UrBackup has some dependencies that must be installed on your system before proceeding with the installation.

sudo zypper install gcc-c++ make cmake
sudo zypper install zlib-devel openssl-devel sqlite3-devel

Step 2 – Downloading UrBackup

UrBackup is not available in the OpenSUSE repositories. Therefore, we will download the UrBackup source code from the official website.

sudo wget https://hndl.urbackup.org/Server/2.5.9/urbackup-server-2.5.9.tar.gz

Step 3 – Extracting the UrBackup source code

After downloading the source code, extract it using the following command.

sudo tar -xvf urbackup-server-2.5.9.tar.gz 

Step 4 – Building and Installing UrBackup

Now that we have extracted the UrBackup source code, let's proceed with the installation.

cd urbackup-server-2.5.9
sudo cmake .
sudo make
sudo make install

Step 5 – Starting and Enabling UrBackup

UrBackup is now installed on your OpenSUSE system. To start UrBackup, use the following command.

sudo systemctl start urbackup-server

To enable UrBackup on system boot, use the following command.

sudo systemctl enable urbackup-server

Step 6 – Accessing UrBackup Web Interface

UrBackup has a web interface that can be accessed using any web browser. By default, the web interface is accessible at http://localhost:55414/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed UrBackup on your OpenSUSE system.

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