Why does rear fail with "ERROR: Cannot find required programs: loadkeys kbd_mode dumpkeys" error?

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Issue

  • Rear fails with "ERROR: Cannot find required programs: loadkeys kbd_mode dumpkeys" error.

    # rear -D -d -v mkbackup
Relax-and-Recover 2.4 / Git
Using log file: /var/log/rear/rear-mm1dhd015p.log
ERROR: Cannot find required programs: loadkeys kbd_mode dumpkeys
Aborting due to an error, check /var/log/rear/rear-mm1dhd015p.log for details
Exiting rear mkbackup (PID 13025) and its descendant processes
Running exit tasks
Terminated

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Rear 2.4

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