macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install borgbackuplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install borgbackupMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/borgbackup/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
borgbackup mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, pacman installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für borgbackup in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add borgbackupAlpine Linux edge package indexes · borgbackup · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install borgbackupDebian stable package indexes · borgbackup · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install borgbackupFedora Rawhide package metadata · borgbackup · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#borgbackupnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bo/borgbackup/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install borgbackupopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · borgbackup · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S borgArch Linux sync databases · borg · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- borg
- borgfs
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup program with optional compression and authenticated encryption. It is one of the most important Unix-style backup CLIs in modern package repositories because it combines content-defined chunking, encrypted remote repositories over SSH, and scriptable command-line operation.
Projektgeschichte
Borg began publicly as a fork of Attic. The project's first GitHub issue, opened May 13, 2015, states that the fork was made to allow different approaches to development, goals, and policy, with emphasis on openness, accepting good pull requests, discussing changes publicly, and avoiding accidental compatibility breaks.
The official documentation describes Borg's core design: split files into variable-length chunks, store only chunks not already present in the repository, optionally compress data, and protect data with client-side authenticated encryption. Borg's SSH-friendly repository model made it practical for daily off-site backups to hosts that were not fully trusted.
Borg reached 1.0.0 on March 5, 2016. The current stable documentation is for Borg 1.4.4, while the master README warns that Borg 2 is in beta and should not be used for production backups, showing an active but compatibility-conscious split between stable backup users and future repository-format work.
Adoptionsgeschichte
Borg's adoption grew among Linux, macOS, and BSD users who wanted a command-line alternative to rsync-style mirror backups and tarball rotation. The package-manager data in the input shows broad distribution coverage across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, DNF, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, matching its role as infrastructure software rather than an application-specific tool.
The docs also call out JSON output for frontends, which helped a small ecosystem of wrappers and graphical tools build on the CLI instead of a Python API. That front-end contract matters because backup tools need automation, monitoring, and restore UX without weakening the reliability of the core command.
Wie es verwendet wird
Typical use starts by creating a repository with encryption, then running `borg create` repeatedly so only new chunks are stored. Users commonly set `BORG_REPO`, back up to a local path or SSH remote, prune old archives, mount archives as file systems for browsing, and use JSON/log output in automation.
Borg's key workflows are daily encrypted off-site backups, space-efficient backups of large changing files such as VM images, multi-machine repositories where chunk deduplication crosses archive boundaries, and disaster-recovery restores from append-only or otherwise protected storage.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
BorgBackup is package-nerd significant because it is a backup tool where packaging quality directly affects data safety: users care about reproducible binaries, FUSE support for mounting archives, Python/Cython extension compatibility, OpenSSL or crypto backend behavior, and careful upgrade notes. Its package name also preserves the full project name while the CLI is simply `borg`.
It is also a canonical example of a serious CLI exposing machine-readable output for frontends while refusing to promise a stable internal Python API. That boundary is exactly the kind of packaging and integration decision that distribution maintainers and backup-tool operators notice.
Zeitleiste
- 2015: Borg fork goals issue opened, documenting the fork from Attic and project policy goals.
- 2015: 0.26.x through 0.29.x release series published before 1.0.
- 2016: Borg 1.0.0 published.
- 2025: Borg 2.0 beta releases continue for testing only.
- 2026: Borg 1.4.4 stable release published.
Related projects
- Related projects include Attic, the project Borg forked from, plus command-line backup tools such as restic, duplicity, rsync-based backup systems, and Borg frontends that consume the documented CLI JSON output.
Quellen
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risikoklassifikator
blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool
Warum
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signale
- text:backup,archive,compress,encrypt
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
- Installiert mit 6 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
- Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.
Empfohlene Prüfung
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
<repository>/config~/.cache/borg/<repository-id>/config
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
~/.config/borg/keys/- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/borg/keys/- Windows
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\borg\keys\
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
borg | cli | globales Executable | |
borgfs | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Seite generiert2026-07-10
Manager-Version1.4.4
Manager aktualisiert
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt
- InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
- InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.borgbackup.org/none Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:borgbackup |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.4 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/borgbackup |
| Homepage | https://www.borgbackup.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/borgbackup/borg |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable |
| Lizenz | BSD-3-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/eb/38/7fc8c8c7d9dba455f0e29f2ab5b77109313f4e58fe5014d0e1b7855de3cd/borgbackup-1.4.4.tar.gz |
| Abhängigkeiten | libb2, lz4, openssl@3, python@3.14, xxhash, zstd |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | pkgconf |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | borgbackup |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
borgbackup 1.4.0-5
deduplicating and compressing backup program
https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/
sudo apt install borgbackup- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
Debian apt95%
borgbackup-doc 1.4.0-5
deduplicating and compressing backup program (documentation)
https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/
sudo apt install borgbackup-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
Nix95%
borgbackup
nix profile install nixpkgs#borgbackup- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
Ubuntu apt95%
borgbackup 1.2.8-1
deduplicating and compressing backup program
https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/
sudo apt install borgbackup- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
Ubuntu apt95%
borgbackup-doc 1.2.8-1
deduplicating and compressing backup program (documentation)
https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/
sudo apt install borgbackup-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup 1.4.4-r1
Deduplicating backup program
sudo apk add borgbackup- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-bash-completion 1.4.4-r1
Bash completions for borgbackup
sudo apk add borgbackup-bash-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-doc 1.4.4-r1
Deduplicating backup program (documentation)
sudo apk add borgbackup-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-fish-completion 1.4.4-r1
Fish completions for borgbackup
sudo apk add borgbackup-fish-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-fuse 1.4.4-r1
Deduplicating backup program (FUSE support)
sudo apk add borgbackup-fuse- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-pyc 1.4.4-r1
Precompiled Python bytecode for borgbackup
sudo apk add borgbackup-pyc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
apk95%
borgbackup-zsh-completion 1.4.4-r1
Zsh completions for borgbackup
sudo apk add borgbackup-zsh-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
dnf95%
borgbackup 1.4.4-2.fc45
A deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption
https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org
sudo dnf install borgbackup- License: BSD-3-clause AND zlib AND Apache-2.0 AND PSF-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 12 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
pacman95%
borg 1.4.4-1
Deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption
sudo pacman -S borg- License: BSD
- Architecture: x86_64
- 9 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- 2 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
zypper95%
borgbackup 1.4.1-6.3
Deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption
https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
sudo zypper install borgbackup- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Archiving/Backup
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 10 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
zypper95%
borgbackup-bash-completion 1.4.1-6.3
Bash Completion for borgbackup
https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
sudo zypper install borgbackup-bash-completion- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Archiving/Backup
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: borgbackup
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Borgbackup
Quellspur
Aus Repository-Daten generiert
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment