How To Install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8. amanda-server is The server side of the AMANDA tape backup system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8.

What is amanda-server

The amanda-server package should be installed on the AMANDA server, the machine attached to the device(s) (such as a tape drive) where backups will be written. You will also need to install the amanda package on the AMANDA server machine. And, if the server is also to be backed up, the server also needs to have the amanda-client package installed.

We can use yum or dnf to install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install amanda-server.

Install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amanda-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install amanda-server

Install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amanda-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install amanda-server

How To Uninstall amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the amanda-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove amanda-server

amanda-server Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amandaclient.xml
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amandaserver.xml
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-multi.conf
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-scsi.conf
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/3hole.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/8.5x11.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/DIN-A4.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/DLT-A4.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/DLT.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/EXB-8500.ps
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/label-templates/HP-DAT.ps
/etc/amanda/crontab.sample
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/4a39370cb34a431c5e747717ad2ab04e909d2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/60e805245f9849c8983c9a149378bc305dc321
/usr/lib/.build-id/30
/usr/lib/.build-id/30/26480f2339e18a649570b3345ecc79ca170ef1
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e/f6584befae4aebb5b1923578f4d64ae36749c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/e0c199a610c6714dd8e9fc6f8cbeb1cd0b20ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/65
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/a8cce1f4f2c7b774af50f7b88d8a2671670b02
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/7f0d3247d06372ea0a32543c24be4afba44edb
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/56aa297e82e7c69a365f8fc9aa0c5f72c033e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/2605b266d7337ea98dbb7d01fbd619b693dc87
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/3c9068370e70384ddee0da20621e8c60c9b9f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/0b1bab7250b82a596e91106b57e5db3057774a
/usr/lib64/amanda/amadmin_perl
/usr/lib64/amanda/ambackupd
/usr/lib64/amanda/ambind
/usr/lib64/amanda/amcheck-device
/usr/lib64/amanda/amdumpd
/usr/lib64/amanda/amidxtaped
/usr/lib64/amanda/amindexd
/usr/lib64/amanda/amlogroll
/usr/lib64/amanda/amtrmidx
/usr/lib64/amanda/amtrmlog
/usr/lib64/amanda/chunker
/usr/lib64/amanda/driver
/usr/lib64/amanda/dumper
/usr/lib64/amanda/planner
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/bin
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/bin/app-dancer2.pl
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/bin/app.pl
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/config-dancer
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/config-dancer/config.yml
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/config.yml
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/environments
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/environments/development.yml
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/environments/production.yml
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/lib
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/lib/Amanda
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/lib/Amanda/Rest.pm
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/404.html
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/500.html
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/css
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/css/error.css
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/css/style.css
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/dispatch.cgi
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/dispatch.fcgi
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/favicon.ico
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/images
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/images/perldancer-bg.jpg
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/images/perldancer.jpg
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/javascripts
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/public/javascripts/jquery.js
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/views
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/views/index.tt
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/views/layout
/usr/lib64/amanda/rest-server/views/layout/main.tt
/usr/lib64/amanda/taper
/usr/sbin/activate-devpay
/usr/sbin/amaddclient
/usr/sbin/amadmin
/usr/sbin/amanda-rest-server
/usr/sbin/amcheck
/usr/sbin/amcheckdb
/usr/sbin/amcheckdump
/usr/sbin/amcleanup
/usr/sbin/amcleanupdisk
/usr/sbin/amdevcheck
/usr/sbin/amdump
/usr/sbin/amfetchdump
/usr/sbin/amflush
/usr/sbin/amlabel
/usr/sbin/amoverview
/usr/sbin/amreindex
/usr/sbin/amreport
/usr/sbin/amrestore
/usr/sbin/amrmtape
/usr/sbin/amserverconfig
/usr/sbin/amservice
/usr/sbin/amstatus
/usr/sbin/amtape
/usr/sbin/amtapetype
/usr/sbin/amtoc
/usr/sbin/amvault
/usr/share/man/man1/activate-devpay.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/amanda-command-file.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/disklist.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/tapelist.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/amanda-changers.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/amanda-devices.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/amanda-interactivity.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/amanda-taperscan.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amaddclient.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amadmin.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amanda-rest-server.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amcheck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amcheckdb.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amcheckdump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amcleanup.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amdevcheck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amdump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amfetchdump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amflush.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amlabel.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amoverview.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amreindex.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amreport.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amrestore.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amrmtape.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amserverconfig.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amservice.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amstatus.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amtape.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amtapetype.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amtoc.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/amvault.8.gz
/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1
/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/index
/var/lib/amanda/template.d
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/README
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/advanced.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/amanda-CAStor.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/amanda-S3.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/amanda-harddisk.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/amanda-single-tape.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/amanda-tape-changer.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/chg-manual.conf
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/dumptypes
/var/lib/amanda/template.d/tapetypes

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.