Dependencies

Python 3.8 (or later)

Source	URL
upstream	http://www.python.org
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/python/python3
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=python3

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

RSH Server and Client

Although Cedar Backup will technically work with any RSH-compatible server and client pair (such as the classic “rsh” client), most users should only use an SSH (secure shell) server and client.

The defacto standard today is OpenSSH. Some systems package the server and the client together, and others package the server and the client separately. Note that master nodes need an SSH client, and client nodes need to run an SSH server.

Source	URL
upstream	http://www.openssh.com/
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/ssh
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=openssh

If you can’t find SSH client or server packages for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

mkisofs

The mkisofs command is used create ISO filesystem images that can later be written to backup media.

On Debian platforms, mkisofs is not distributed and genisoimage is used instead. The Debian package takes care of this for you.

Source	URL
upstream	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdrtools
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=mkisofs

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

cdrecord

The cdrecord command is used to write ISO images to CD media in a backup device.

On Debian platforms, cdrecord is not distributed and wodim is used instead. The Debian package takes care of this for you.

Source	URL
upstream	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdrtools
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=cdrecord

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

dvd+rw-tools

The dvd+rw-tools package provides the growisofs utility, which is used to write ISO images to DVD media in a backup device.

Source	URL
upstream	http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/dvd+rw-tools
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=dvd+rw-tools

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

eject and volname

The eject command is used to open and close the tray on a backup device (if the backup device has a tray). Sometimes, the tray must be opened and closed in order to “reset” the device so it notices recent changes to a disc.

The volname command is used to determine the volume name of media in a backup device.

Source	URL
upstream	http://sourceforge.net/projects/eject
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/eject
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=eject

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

mount and umount

The mount and umount commands are used to mount and unmount CD/DVD media after it has been written, in order to run a consistency check.

Source	URL
upstream	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/mount
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=mount

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

grepmail

The grepmail command is used by the mbox extension to pull out only recent messages from mbox mail folders.

Source	URL
upstream	https://github.com/coppit/grepmail
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/mail/grepmail
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=grepmail

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

gpg

The gpg command is used by the encrypt extension to encrypt files.

Source	URL
upstream	https://www.gnupg.org/
Debian	http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/gnupg
RPM	http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=gnupg

If you can’t find a package for your system, install from the package source, using the “upstream” link.

split

The split command is used by the split extension to split up large files.

This command is typically part of the core operating system install and is not distributed in a separate package.

AWS CLI

AWS CLI is Amazon’s official command-line tool for interacting with the Amazon Web Services infrastruture. Cedar Backup uses AWS CLI to copy backup data up to Amazon S3 cloud storage.

After you install AWS CLI, you need to configure your connection to AWS with an appropriate access id and access key. Amazon provides a good setup guide.

Source	URL
upstream	http://aws.amazon.com/documentation/cli/
Debian	https://packages.debian.org/stable/awscli

The initial implementation of the amazons3 extension was written using AWS CLI 1.4. As of this writing, not all Linux distributions include a package for this version. On these platforms, the easiest way to install it is via PIP: apt-get install python3-pip, and then pip3 install awscli. The Debian package includes an appropriate dependency starting with the jessie release.

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