How To Install borgmatic on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install borgmatic on CentOS 7.
What is borgmatic
borgmatic (formerly atticmatic) is a simple Python wrapper script for the Borg backup software that initiates a backup, prunes any old backups according to a retention policy, and validates backups for consistency.
We can use yum or dnf to install borgmatic on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install borgmatic.
Install borgmatic on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install borgmatic using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install borgmatic
Install borgmatic 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 borgmatic using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install borgmatic
How To Uninstall borgmatic on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the borgmatic package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove borgmatic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install borgmatic on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
