Installation or upgrade of RIBS is straightforward. 1. Unpack Unpack the distribution in a convenient place. A directory will created called RIBS-x.x/. 2. Review License Change to the RIBS-x.x/ directory and review the LICENSE file. 3. Run the install script In the same directory, type sudo ./install.sh at a command prompt to install RIBS. 4. Configure Type ribs -h for help on the ribs command. Type ribs -c to manage ribs configuration. 5. Run RIBS Type ribs at a command line to run the config files, or refer to the /usr/local/bin/run_ribs_backups script for info on running ribs as a scheduled task using cron.