Veeam Linux Agent

To install Veeam Agent for Linux:

• Download the Veeam software repository installation package (veeam-release) from the Veeam Download page, and save the downloaded package on the computer where you plan to install the product. (As of writing this, the latest version could be directly downloaded from the following link: https://download2.veeam.com/veeam-release-deb_1.0.8_amd64.deb )

wget https://download2.veeam.com/veeam-release-deb_1.0.8_amd64.deb

• Navigate to the directory where you have saved the veeam-release package and install the package and the Veeam Linux Agent with the following commands:

sudo dpkg -i ./veeam-release* 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install veeam -y

• Install the package cifs-utils if you plan on using SMB to backup across the network

sudo apt install -y cifs-utils

• Install the package nfs-common if you plan on using NFS to backup across the network

sudo apt install -y nfs-common

• Finally, run Veeam to configure backups, monitor the status, or start a manual backup

sudo veeam

If you have trouble changing the schedule from the interface, attempt doing it from the command line:

sudo veeamconfig schedule set --jobname <job_name> --daily --at <time>