System Requirements

Before installing Backup Agent for Linux, make sure the target computer meets the following system requirements.

Hardware Requirements

Component	Requirement
CPU	Minimum 1.4GHz 64-bit
RAM	4GB minimum, GB recommended
Disk Space	Minimum 1GB of free disk space

Hardware requirements for instant restore are higher, with a minimum of 16GB of RAM. Instant restore to Hyper-V also requires temporary disk space equal to the size of the VM. This space is released after the restore is complete.

The target computer must be connected to the Internet.

Software Requirements

Supported operating systems (rpm):

Ubuntu: from 16.04
Debian: from 7.x

Supported operating systems (deb):

Red Hat / CentOS / Oracle Linux: from 6.x
SUSE Enterprise: from 11.x
AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux: from 8.0
Amazon Linux: 2.x and from 2023
Fedora: from 25.x
openSUSE: from 42.x