Rdiff-backup is a powerful, open-source backup tool designed to create incremental backups with minimal storage requirements. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Rdiff-backup on NixOS Latest.
Before we install Rdiff-backup, let's update our NixOS system to ensure we have all the latest packages and dependencies.
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Next, let's install Rdiff-backup by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.rdiff-backup
Alternatively, you can add the following code to your configuration.nix file to install Rdiff-backup:
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
rdiff-backup
];
Then, save the configuration file and run:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
to apply the changes.
To verify that Rdiff-backup has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:
rdiff-backup --version
This should display the Rdiff-backup version installed on your system.
That's it! You have successfully installed Rdiff-backup on your NixOS Latest system. With Rdiff-backup, you can easily create incremental backups, save disk space, and reduce backup time.
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