How to Install Amanda on OpenBSD

Amanda is a popular open source backup and recovery software used on Unix-like systems. In this tutorial, we will cover the step-by-step process of installing Amanda on an OpenBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before installing Amanda, you need to make sure that your OpenBSD system has the following prerequisites:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A working internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required by Amanda. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkg_add glib2 flex bison openssl boost readline

This command will install the required dependencies on your system.

Step 2: Download and Install Amanda

Next, we need to download Amanda from the official website. Open the terminal and run the following command:

cd /tmp && ftp https://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda/files/latest/download -O amanda.tar.gz && tar -xzf amanda.tar.gz -C /usr/local/

This command will download and extract the Amanda package to the /usr/local/ directory.

Step 3: Configure Amanda

Next, we need to configure Amanda. Open the terminal and run the following command:

cd /usr/local/amanda-* && make configure

This command will start the configuration process. During the configuration process, you will be prompted to enter the following information:

  • The backup server hostname.
  • The backup source directory.
  • The backup device type.
  • The backup encryption certificate.

Provide the required information to complete the configuration process.

Step 4: Install Amanda

Once the configuration process is complete, we can install Amanda. Open the terminal and run the following command:

cd /usr/local/amanda-* && sudo make install

This command will install Amanda on your system.

Step 5: Start the Amanda Server

Lastly, we need to start the Amanda server. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo /usr/local/sbin/amanda

This command will start the Amanda server on your system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the step-by-step process of installing Amanda on an OpenBSD system. You can now backup and restore your data using Amanda.