Rdiff-backup is a command-line utility that helps you create incremental backups of your files and directories, and restore them easily whenever required. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Rdiff-backup from the official website on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before getting started, ensure that you have the following:
We need to install a few dependencies before installing Rdiff-backup. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install librsync-dev libssl-dev
Navigate to the official Rdiff-backup website from your web browser, and download the latest version of the source code. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the file directly from the terminal:
wget https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/releases/download/v2.0.5/rdiff-backup-2.0.5.tar.gz
Note: The version number may vary, depending on the latest release at the time of your installation.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory containing the downloaded file, and extract the files using the following command:
tar -xvzf rdiff-backup-2.0.5.tar.gz
Change the directory to the extracted files location and run the following command to install Rdiff-backup:
cd rdiff-backup-2.0.5
sudo python3 setup.py install
This will install Rdiff-backup on your system.
To verify that Rdiff-backup has been installed correctly, run the following command in the terminal:
rdiff-backup -V
The output should display the version of Rdiff-backup that was installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Rdiff-backup from the official website on the latest version of POP! OS. By following these steps, you should now have a fully-functional installation of Rdiff-backup on your system, ready to use.
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