How To Install virt-backup on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-backup in Fedora 36. virt-backup is Backup script for libvirt managed VM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-backup on Fedora 36.

What is `virt-backup`

This script allows you to backup Virtual Machines managed by libvirt. It has only be tested with KVM based VM This script will dump (or mount as a set of chunks) * each block devices * optionnally the memory (if –state flag is given) * the XML description of the VM

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

Install virt-backup 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 virt-backup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install virt-backup

Install virt-backup 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 virt-backup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install virt-backup

How To Uninstall virt-backup on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the virt-backup package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove virt-backup

virt-backup Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/virt-backup
/usr/share/doc/virt-backup
/usr/share/doc/virt-backup/README
/usr/share/licenses/virt-backup
/usr/share/licenses/virt-backup/COPYING
/var/lib/libvirt/backup

References

virt-backup website

Summary

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