Installing the 2.x agent on Debian 6

h1. *Installing the 2.x agent on Debian 6*

*Installing 2.x agent on Debian 6*

h3. *Symptom*


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When installing the 2.x agent the installation fails with the following:
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root@box:/usr/src# ./linux-agent-64-1.78.0-generic.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Righteous Backup Linux Agent..........................................................................................................




Install aborted by user

Installation aborted
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h3. *Cause*


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Debian has switched to a new terminal database included in the ncurses-base package. This terminal database is required for the CDP installer.

[http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/ncurses-base]

h3. *Resolution*


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Installing the ncurses-term package and setting the new TERM variable will allow the CDP installer to run properly.
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#apt-get -y install ncurses-term
#export TERM=xterm1
#apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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If you do not have rsync installed on your system, please install it now in order to have the prerequisites necessary for this walkthrough:
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#apt-get -y install rsync
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The following commands will allow you to run the installer. For this example, the installer has been placed in /usr/src.
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root@box:/usr/src# ./linux-agent-64-1.78.0-generic.run
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For more information on installing the CDP agent, please refer to:

[http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/R1D/Installing+the+Linux+Agent]

While performing the installation, you will be prompted to run the custom kernel installer: Select "No".

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Next, you will be prompted to load the module after the installation: Select "Yes".
 
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The installer will complete after a few more steps.  If there are no errors, you will see the following message:

Installation has completed successfully.

Please run "/usr/bin/r1soft-cki" before starting buagent

Now that the agent install has been completed, you will need to prepare the kernel headers.  This is necessary because the Debian developers have removed the common/architecture specific symlinks for the kernel headers in 2.6.29 and higher.

Copying the contents of these two directories into a temporary directory with the proper makefile chosen will allow the r1soft-cki process to compile a module successfully:
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If you are running a Xen Kernel please proceed with the installation from this Wiki article [here|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/kb3/Compiling+a+module+on+Debian+with+Linux+Kernel+2.6.29+and+higher+with+Xen].
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Now, configure the r1soft-cki utility to use your temporary directory, with the following flags added to the command:
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# /usr/bin/r1soft-cki --get-module --kernel-dir /usr/src/r1build 
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After a successful build, you can delete the temporary directory, start the agent, and enjoy Continuous Data Protection\!
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# rm -r /usr/src/r1build

# /etc/init.d/buagent start
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