BorgBackup is a powerful and efficient backup tool that can help you protect your data from data loss. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install BorgBackup on POP! OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing BorgBackup, you need to install the dependencies required by it. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install gcc python3-dev python3-pip libssl-dev libffi-dev zlib1g-dev
BorgBackup is not available in the default repository of POP! OS Latest. You need to add the BorgBackup PPA to your system.
First, add the BorgBackup PPA to your system using the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:borgbackup/ppa
Update your system's package list to include the newly added PPA:
sudo apt-get update
Now, you can install BorgBackup using the following command:
sudo apt-get install borgbackup
To verify that BorgBackup is installed and working correctly, run the following command:
borg --version
If everything is installed correctly, you should see the version number of BorgBackup installed on your system.
That's it! You now have BorgBackup installed on your POP! OS Latest system. You can use BorgBackup to manage your backups and protect your data.
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