BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup solution that provides efficient and secure backups. It is available on GitHub, and in this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing BorgBackup on Void Linux.
Before you install BorgBackup, ensure that your Void Linux system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Suy
To install BorgBackup, you will need to install some dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -y zlib-devel openssl-devel bzip2-devel lz4-devel lzo-devel acl-devel readline-devel
This command will install the required packages for BorgBackup.
Next, you need to download the BorgBackup package from GitHub. Run the following command to download the package:
git clone https://github.com/borgbackup/borg.git
After downloading the package, navigate to the directory by running:
cd borg
Finally, run the following command to install BorgBackup:
sudo python3 setup.py install
This command will install BorgBackup on your system.
To verify the installation was successful, run the following command:
borg --version
This command will display the BorgBackup version that is installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install BorgBackup on Void Linux. BorgBackup is a powerful and reliable backup solution that provides data deduplication and encryption. With BorgBackup, you can keep your data safe, secure, and easily recoverable.
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