How To Install dump on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump on Rocky Linux 8. dump is Programs for backing up and restoring ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `dump`

The dump package contains both dump and restore. Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape, or other storage medium. The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can restore a full backup of a filesystem. Subsequent incremental backups can then be layered on top of the full backup. Single files and directory subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups. Install dump if you need a system for both backing up filesystems and restoring filesystems after backups.

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

Install dump on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install dump

Install dump on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install dump

How To Uninstall dump on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dump

dump Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/dumpdates
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/9463ed20a64196873d028cc960457e1dfe5404
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/aecfd96ab55a1f337c75715d1af56788d654fb
/usr/sbin/dump
/usr/sbin/rdump
/usr/sbin/restore
/usr/sbin/rrestore
/usr/share/doc/dump
/usr/share/doc/dump/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/dump/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/dump/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/dump/KNOWNBUGS
/usr/share/doc/dump/MAINTAINERS
/usr/share/doc/dump/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/dump/README
/usr/share/doc/dump/REPORTING-BUGS
/usr/share/doc/dump/TODO
/usr/share/doc/dump/dump.lsm
/usr/share/man/man8/dump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/rdump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/restore.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/rrestore.8.gz

References

dump website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.