How To Install amanda-server on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on CentOS 7. amanda-server is The server side of the AMANDA tape backup system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install amanda-server.

Install amanda-server on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install amanda-server

Install amanda-server on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install amanda-server

How To Uninstall amanda-server on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove amanda-server

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amanda-server on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.