So far, there is no installer for Ubuntu% and Red Hat% systems, but by manually installing the necessary dependencies and correcting the links in the linked libraries, it is possible to use the Proxmox Backup Client (PBC) in Ubuntu. Backup and restore tests were performed using PXAR under production environment of Kmee from Brazil. Next, I show how to perform all the procedures to obtain a functional installation of PBC in an Ubuntu Focal Fossa (20.04 LTS).
sudo apt install libfuse3-3 qrencode
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.6.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
wget -c -t 0 -T 0 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/...amd64/proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i --ignore-depends = libapt-pkg5.0 ~ / proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install
sudo apt --fix-broken install
rm ~ / proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
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proxmox-backup-client backup NAME.pxar: / DIR --repository USER@pbs@PBS_IP: REMOTE_DATASTORE --backup-id 'BKP_NAME'
Installing the required packages
sudo apt updatesudo apt install libfuse3-3 qrencode
Adjusting symbolic links
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.6.0.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0.0sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.6.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
Downloading and installing the package
cd ~ /wget -c -t 0 -T 0 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/...amd64/proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i --ignore-depends = libapt-pkg5.0 ~ / proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install
sudo apt --fix-broken install
rm ~ / proxmox-backup-client_1.0.6-1_amd64.deb
Testing ...
PXAR Syntax
proxmox-backup-client backup NAME.pxar: / DIR --repository USER@pbs@PBS_FQDN: REMOTE_DATASTORE --backup-id 'BKP_NAME'-- or --
proxmox-backup-client backup NAME.pxar: / DIR --repository USER@pbs@PBS_IP: REMOTE_DATASTORE --backup-id 'BKP_NAME'
Example
proxmox-backup-client backup root.pxar: / root --repository bkps@pbs@PBS-01: STG-01.local --backup-id 'RootDIR Client XYZ'Attachments
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