How to Install and Uninstall rear.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "rear.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rear.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                rear.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rear.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall rear.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                rear.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rear.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 3:25:35 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : rear
Version : 2.6
Release : 4.0.1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 776 k
Source : rear-2.6-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ol8_appstream
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URL : http://relax-and-recover.org/
License : GPLv3
Description : Relax-and-Recover is the leading Open Source disaster recovery and system
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: frame-work and ready-to-go workflows for many common situations to produce
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: 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, BORG, Duplicity, rsync).
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