How to Install and Uninstall rear.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "rear.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rear.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                rear.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rear.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rear.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                rear.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rear.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : rear
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.00
Release : 7.amzn2
Size : 437 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Relax-and-Recover is a Linux disaster recovery and system
: migration tool
URL : http://relax-and-recover.org/
License : GPLv3
Description : Relax-and-Recover is the leading Open Source disaster recovery and
: system migration solution. It comprises of a modular
: frame-work and ready-to-go workflows for many common situations to
: produce a bootable image and restore from backup using this image.
: As a benefit, it allows to restore to different hardware and can
: therefore be used as a migration tool as well.
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: Currently Relax-and-Recover supports various boot media (incl.
: ISO, PXE, OBDR tape, USB or eSATA storage), a variety of network
: protocols (incl. sftp, ftp, http, nfs, cifs) as well as a
: multitude of backup strategies (incl. IBM TSM, HP DataProtector,
: Symantec NetBackup, EMC NetWorker, Bacula, Bareos, rsync).
:
: Relax-and-Recover was designed to be easy to set up, requires no
: maintenance and is there to assist when disaster strikes. Its
: setup-and-forget nature removes any excuse for not having a
: disaster recovery solution implemented.
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: Professional services and support are available.