How To Install burp-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install burp-client on CentOS 7. burp-client is burp backup client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install burp-client on CentOS 7.

What is burp-client

Burp is a network backup and restore program, using client and server. It uses librsync in order to save network traffic and to save on the amount of space that is used by each backup. It also uses VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) to make snapshots when backing up Windows computers.

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

Install burp-client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install burp-client

Install burp-client 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 burp-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install burp-client

How To Uninstall burp-client on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the burp-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove burp-client

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Summary

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