System requirements and dependencies:
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What you need to run synbak:
  * a fully UTF-8 charset GNU/Linux Operating System
  * GNU bash shell v2.0 or v3.0
  * GNU autotools
  * GNU coreutils 5.x or above
  - mandatory commands:
    * GNU gettext 0.14 or highter
    * GNU awk
    * GNU sed
    * GNU grep
    * GNU date
    * GNU find
    * tee
    * bc
    * nc (netcat)
    * mktemp 1.5 or highter
  - mandatory backup utilities:
    * GNU tar
    * mtx
    * mt-tools
    * rsync
    * samba
    * mysqldump
    * exp (oracle's export command)
    * ldapsearch
    * mount.cifs or smbmount


Installing synbak:
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   * you can install synbak from sources with:

     $ ./configure (--prefix=/your/path to relocate the destination base dir)
     $ make
     $ make install

   * if you have a RPM based Linux distro you can use the available synbak package, and install it with: rpm -Uhv synbak-x.x.x-x.noarch.rpm
   * if you want build binary rpm package from src.rpm package use: rpmbuild --rebuild synbak-x.x.x-x.src.rpm
   * if you want build binary rpm package from tar.gz archive use: rpmbuild -ta synbak-x.x.x.tar.gz


Configuring synbak:
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   * read the FAQ file located into synbak doc directory (usually /usr/share/doc/synbak-x.x.x/)
   * launch synbak and read the output :-)
   * launch synbak with a command like this: synbak -s localhost -m rsync
     it will create a '.synbak' directory in your user home directory
     then follow the onscreen informations
   * edit the $HOME/.synbak/$method/$system.conf config file
   * re run the 'synbak -s localhost -m rsync' to make the real backup
   * that's all


Method specific configuration options:
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   * Read the FAQ file included with synbak documentation

