How To Install backintime-common on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-common on CentOS 7.
What is backintime-common
Back In Time is a simple backup system for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”. The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories. This package contains non GUI files used by frontends. For instance, use it as a base for headless servers, see the manpage of backintime-config for more information.
We can use yum or dnf to install backintime-common on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install backintime-common.
Install backintime-common on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install backintime-common using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install backintime-common
Install backintime-common 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 backintime-common using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install backintime-common
How To Uninstall backintime-common on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the backintime-common package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove backintime-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
