Information about the package, rsnapshot, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rsnapshot package is designed for, Local and remote filesystem snapshot utility.
Package Name:
rsnapshot
Summary:
Local and remote filesystem snapshot utility
Description:
This is a remote backup program that uses rsync to take backup snapshots of filesystems. It uses hard links to save space on disk.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
1.4.2
Release:
2.el6
Size:
117 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the rsnapshot package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rsnapshot
This command will install rsnapshot on the server.
yum remove rsnapshot
This command will un-install rsnapshot on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rsnapshot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rsnapshot
This command will un-install rsnapshot 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 rsnapshot when using the -y flag.
yum update rsnapshot
This command will update rsnapshot to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rsnapshot, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rsnapshot
This command will update rsnapshot 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 rsnapshot when using the -y flag.
yum info rsnapshot
This command will show you core information about the rsnapshot package.
yum deplist rsnapshot
This command will show you the dependencies for rsnapshot. 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 rsnapshot
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rsnapshot. 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.