How to Install and Uninstall xfsdump Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "xfsdump" package

Please follow the steps below to install xfsdump on openSUSE Leap

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install xfsdump

2. Uninstall "xfsdump" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xfsdump on openSUSE Leap:

$ sudo zypper remove xfsdump

3. Information about the xfsdump package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package xfsdump:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : xfsdump
Version : 3.1.6-1.30
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 846.4 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : xfsdump-3.1.6-1.30.src
Upstream URL : http://xfs.org
Summary : Administrative Utilities for the XFS File System
Description :
The xfsdump package contains xfsdump, xfsrestore, and a number of other
utilities for administering XFS file systems.
xfsdump examines files in a file system, determines which files need to
be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape, or
other storage medium. It uses XFS-specific directives for optimizing
the dump of an XFS file system and also knows how to backup XFS
extended attributes. Backups created with xfsdump are "endian safe"
and can thus be transferred between Linux machines of different
architectures and also between IRIX machines.
xfsrestore performs the inverse function of xfsdump. It can restore a
full backup of a file system. Subsequent incremental backups can then
be layered on top of the full backup. Single files and directory
subtrees may be restored from full or partial backups.