The following page is dedicated to those who have acquired BRU through our ftp site and had to struggle (in the past) to figure out those "simple" little things that make an installation go smooth and easy.
In the interest of helping others, if you find a step missing, please e-mail your findings for inclusion on this page.
Saving BRU to diskette....
After you've downloaded the file to your UNIX* hard drive's /tmp directory, you should save a copy of it to a diskette:
dd if=/tmp/nnnn-nnnn.tar of=/dev/fd0
Where "nnnn-nnnn" is your serial number and "fd0" is your floppy drive.
Be sure to properly label the disk, write-protect it, and place it with your other master diskettes for safe keeping.
* Did your download go through any non-UNIX computers? If so, please ensure you used a "binary" flag when copying to/from the non-UNIX system.
Now, what do you need to know in order to install BRU:
Your product's serial number (i.e., 1234-6789)*
The device name for your tape drive (i.e., /dev/st0)
The name of the non-rewinding device name (i.e., /dev/nst0)
You can select "other" tape drive type during installation
Also, select "0" for tape length if you're going to use hardware or software compression
* Demo versions will accept 9999-9999 as the serial number
What will you need to install the X11 interface, XBRU:
You will need an "X" environment, X11R6
You need Tcl/Tk (versions 7.6/4.2 or better)*
You may get a copy of Tcl/TK from:
* In order for BRU's install script to find Tcl/Tk, tclshN.N and wishN.N must be in your path (where N.N is the Tcl/Tk version number).
Linux-specific notes:
Be sure to UNinstall any BRU RPMs if they are installed.
Failure to do so may result in unpredictable problems.
BRU 15.1 is now delivered as a dynamically linked executable.
Are you are using a current version of any Linux distribution?
Red Hat 6.x, Caldera 2.x, S.u.S.E. 6.x, TurboLinux 3.6...
You have the new glibc2/libc6
If you are, then you can skip the rest of the Linux-specific section
Go to the next section, INSTALL.
If you're using an older Linux system (libc5), then you need to follow these special instructions:
mv brufiles/bru.static brufiles/bru
INSTALL:
Now, for the actual installation....
Ensure you're logged in as root (or "su -")*
Place the disk you just created above (using dd) into your floppy drive
Answer the questions presented to configure your backup device(s). You will enter these
devices, one at a time, and then select quit once the final device has been entered.*
These settings can always be changed in the /etc/brutab file at a later point if you make an mistake.
* If you have previously installed BRU on your system, you will
not be asked any configuration information about your backup device(s).
Test your new installation....
Ensure the serial number and version number shown (final page of bru -h) match what you just installed.
If this succeeds then it validates that BRU is installed and you can begin using it. See if XBRU will start, enter the following at any prompt:
If this succeeds, your X11 installation and links have been set correctly as well.
For some samples on some quick and easy BRU commands, try this link:
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