I'm not planning to perform re-installation, as this machine have a lot of configuration done to arrive at its condition now.
[root@backup yum.repos.d]# yum info backuppc
Loaded plugins: downloadonly
Installed Packages
Name : backuppc
Arch : i386
Version : 3.1.0
Release : 1.el5.centos
Size : 2.5 M
Repo : installed
Summary : BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Unix, Linux
License : GPL
Description: BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system
: for backing up Linux, Win32, and laptops to a server's disk.
: Features include clever pooling of identical files, no client-side
: software, and a powerful Apache/CGI user interface.
Available Packages
Name : BackupPC
Arch : i386
Version : 3.3.0
Release : 2.el5
Size : 666 k
Repo : epel
Summary : High-performance backup system
URL :
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/License : GPLv2+
Description: BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux
: and WinXX and Mac OS X PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly
: configurable and easy to install and maintain.
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