Hi, There’s a specific documentation for rpm and deb Bacula installation.
https://bacula.org/whitepapers/CommunityInstallationGuide.pdf Hope it helps Davide On Wed, 4 Oct 2023 at 07:36 Vaughan Wickham <v...@zen.net.au> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I’m trying to the follow the installation / setup instructions here > https://www.bacula.org/13.0.x-manuals/en/main/Installing_Bacula.html > > > > Unfortunately, I’m finding these docs hard to follow. > > > > The ‘Installing Bacula’ section appears to focus primarily on building > Bacula from the source. > > > > However, in my case, I have downloaded the Debian 11 binaries, so I think > this section is largely irrelevant in my scenario. > > > > I have downloaded and installed the following packages: > > > > sudo dpkg -i bacula-common_13.0.3-1_amd64.deb > > > > sudo dpkg -i bacula-client_13.0.3-1_amd64.deb > > > > sudo dpkg -i bacula-console_13.0.3-1_amd64.deb > > > > sudo apt-get install dbconfig-common > > sudo apt-get install dbconfig-pgsql > > sudo apt-get install postgresql-contrib > > > > sudo dpkg -i bacula-postgresql_13.0.3-1_amd64.deb > > > > During the postgresql installation a menu appeared, and I was prompted to > perform some high-level database configuration. > > > > So, to the best of my knowledge I have installed Bacula OK and basic > PostgreSQL configuration is done. > > > > In the tutorial section > https://www.bacula.org/13.0.x-manuals/en/main/Brief_Tutorial.html > > > > The first step is: > > 1. cd <install-directory> > > But I don’t have an install directory, as I downloaded all of the > binaries. So, where should I be starting from? > > > > Step 2. Start the Database. > > > > According to systemctl: PostgreSQL service is active. > > > > Step 3. Start the Daemons with ./bacula start > > I get no such file or directory. > > > > The files / folders that I do have are: > > /opt/bacula > > /opt/bacula/scripts/bacula > > /var/log/bacula > > /var/lib/bacula > > > > Would appreciate some suggestions on what to do / try next. > > > > Also, is there by chance another installation guide / tutorial that is > perhaps easier to follow than this guide. I’ve had a look on Google and > YouTube and while I have found some other resources, they don’t seem to be > the “answer”. So, for now, I’ve been persisting with this guide. > > > > Thanks > > > > Regards, > > Vaughan > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >
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