# Install rdiff-backup with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop

Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally. Version 2.2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rdiff-backup.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rdiff-backup
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: python/rdiff-backup/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdiff-backup from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rdiff-backup from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rdiff-backup from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rd/rdiff-backup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rdiff-backup from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rdiff-backup
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rdiff-backup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rdiff-backup
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.2.6
- **Source summary:** Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally
- **Homepage:** <https://rdiff-backup.net/>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rdiff-backup (alias)
- rdiff-backup-delete (alias)
- rdiff-backup-statistics (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.2.6

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rdiff-backup - 2.2.6-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rdiff-backup from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | remote incremental backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- Nix - rdiff-backup: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rd/rdiff-backup/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rdiff-backup - 2.2.6-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rdiff-backup from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | remote incremental backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- apk - rdiff-backup - 2.2.6-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdiff-backup from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Reverse differential backup tool | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- apk - rdiff-backup-bash-completion - 2.2.6-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdiff-backup-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for rdiff-backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- apk - rdiff-backup-doc - 2.2.6-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdiff-backup-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Reverse differential backup tool (documentation) | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- apk - rdiff-backup-pyc - 2.2.6-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdiff-backup-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for rdiff-backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- dnf - rdiff-backup - 2.2.6-16.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rdiff-backup from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- zypper - rdiff-backup - 2.2.6-2.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rdiff-backup from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup | https://rdiff-backup.net/
- MacPorts - rdiff-backup: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: python/rdiff-backup/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/rdiff-backup: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rdiff-backup.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rdiff-backup.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rdiff-backup.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph