How To Install barman on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install barman in AlmaLinux 8. barman is Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install barman on AlmaLinux 8.

What is barman

Barman (Backup and Recovery Manager) is an open-source administration tool for disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers written in Python. It allows your organization to perform remote backups of multiple servers in business critical environments to reduce risk and help DBAs during the recovery phase.

We can use yum or dnf to install barman on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install barman.

Install barman on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install barman

Install barman on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install barman using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install barman

How To Uninstall barman on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the barman package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove barman

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install barman on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.