Install Backup Agent on Linux

h2. Installing the Backup Agent

For detailed instructions on how to install the Backup Agent, refer to the following pages:

* [Install Backup Agent on CentOS, RHE, and Fedora manually]
* [Install Backup Agent on Debian and Ubuntu manually]

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Users of Linux kernel versions 3.10\+ will need use pre-compiled modules. Pre-compiled kernel modules can be found here: [http://repo.r1soft.com/modules/]. The module version string must match that of your running kernel.

Place pre-compiled modules in the following directory: */lib/modules/r1soft*

Restart the cdp-agent in order to load and initialize the Backup Agent. Use the following command to restart: */etc/init.d/cdp-agent restart*
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