How To Install ari-backup on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ari-backup on CentOS 7. ari-backup is A helpful wrapper around rdiff-backup

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ari-backup on CentOS 7.

What is ari-backup

A helpful wrapper around rdiff-backup that allows backup jobs to be simple Python modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install ari-backup on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ari-backup.

Install ari-backup on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ari-backup

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

sudo dnf -y install ari-backup

How To Uninstall ari-backup on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ari-backup

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Summary

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