How To Install safekeep-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install safekeep-client on CentOS 7. safekeep-client is The SafeKeep backup system (client component)

Introduction

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

What is safekeep-client

SafeKeep is a client/server backup system which enhances the power of rdiff-backup with simple, centralized configuration. This is the client component of SafeKeep. It should be installed on all hosts that need to be backed-up.

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

Install safekeep-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 safekeep-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install safekeep-client

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

sudo dnf -y install safekeep-client

How To Uninstall safekeep-client on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove safekeep-client

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Summary

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