How To Install safekeep-client on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install safekeep-client in Fedora 36. safekeep-client is The SafeKeep backup system (client component)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install safekeep-client on Fedora 36.

What is safekeep-client

SafeKeep is a client/server backup system which enhances the power of rdiff-backup with simple, centralized configuration. This is the client component of SafeKeep. It should be installed on all hosts that need to be backed-up.

We can use yum or dnf to install safekeep-client on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install safekeep-client.

Install safekeep-client on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install safekeep-client

Install safekeep-client on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install safekeep-client

How To Uninstall safekeep-client on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the safekeep-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove safekeep-client

safekeep-client Package Contents on Fedora 36

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install safekeep-client on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).