From 0ed8f67b9de03a51407ff9dc0839dd1c043f7667 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:42:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation feedback: Clarify that a Borg manual install is required, separate from installing borgmatic. --- docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md index f17f786f9..9ecceec01 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md @@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ these instructions install and run borgmatic as root. If you don't need to backup such files, then you are welcome to install and run borgmatic as a non-root user. -First, [install +First, manually [install Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html), at least -version 1.1. +version 1.1. borgmatic does not install Borg automatically so as to avoid +conflicts with existing Borg installations. Then, download and install borgmatic as a [user site installation](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site)