In this tutorial, we are going to install Dar on Ubuntu Server Latest. Dar is a command-line tool that is used to create backups of files and directories on Unix systems.
Before we start the installation process, it is essential to update the package lists to ensure that we have the latest packages available.
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or open the terminal from the Applications menu. Once the terminal is open, type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
After updating the package lists, we can now proceed to install Dar. To install Dar, execute the following command:
sudo apt-get install dar
Dar will be installed on your Ubuntu Server.
To ensure that Dar is installed correctly, we can check its version by running the following command:
dar --version
This command will display the version of Dar that is currently installed on your system.
Now that we have successfully installed Dar, we can create backups by using the Dar command. To create a backup of a directory, navigate to the directory in the terminal, and type the following command:
dar -c backup_file.dar .
This command will create a backup of the current directory and save it in the file backup_file.dar.
To extract the files from a backup, navigate to the directory where you want the files to be extracted, and type the following command:
dar -x backup_file.dar
The above command will extract the files from backup_file.dar to the current directory.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Dar on Ubuntu Server Latest. We have also learned how to create backups and extract files using Dar. Dar is a powerful backup tool for Unix systems, and it is recommended that you use it to protect your important data.
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