Information about the package, BackupPC, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The BackupPC package is designed for, High-performance backup system.
Package Name:
BackupPC
Summary:
High-performance backup system
Description:
BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX and Mac OS X PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.3.1
Release:
5.el6
Size:
496 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the BackupPC package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install BackupPC
This command will install BackupPC on the server.
yum remove BackupPC
This command will un-install BackupPC on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove BackupPC, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove BackupPC
This command will un-install BackupPC on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove BackupPC when using the -y flag.
yum update BackupPC
This command will update BackupPC to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove BackupPC, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update BackupPC
This command will update BackupPC to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove BackupPC when using the -y flag.
yum info BackupPC
This command will show you core information about the BackupPC package.
yum deplist BackupPC
This command will show you the dependencies for BackupPC. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update BackupPC
This command will check if there is an update waiting on BackupPC. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.