Platform: LinuxProducts: Managed Backup (Agent)
Article ID: m0287Last Modified: 03-Oct-2026
Install Backup Agent for Linux
To Install Backup Agent for Linux
- Download the installation package (for Debian-based distributions: .deb file; for RHEL-based: .rpm file) onto the system.
To learn how to set up Backup Agents in Management Console, refer to the Backup Agent Setup chapter.
For a GUI environment:
Run the installation package by double-clicking it.
Follow the installation instructions.
For a CLI environment:
- For Debian-based distributions, run the command:
sudo dpkg --install /PATH/package_name
For RHEL-based distributions, run the command: sudo rpm --install /PATH/package_name
Note that to manually upgrade the package to a newer version, use the --install option with dpkg and the --upgrade option with rpm.
Set Up the User Account
- Upon initial start, you will be prompted to enter the email and password of the Managed Backup user.
