How To Install mariadb-backup on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-backup on Ubuntu.
What is mariadb-backup
mariadb-backup is:
This backup tool is guaranteed to be compatible with MariaDB. Based on Xtrabackup, but improved to work with MariaDB.
Please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base on more information on how to use this tool.
There are three methods to install mariadb-backup on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mariadb-backup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-backup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-backup
Install mariadb-backup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-backup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mariadb-backup
Install mariadb-backup Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-backup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-backup
How To Uninstall mariadb-backup on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mariadb-backup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mariadb-backup
Uninstall mariadb-backup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mariadb-backup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-backup
Remove mariadb-backup Configurations and Data
To remove mariadb-backup configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-backup
Remove mariadb-backup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mariadb-backup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-backup
Dependencies
mariadb-backup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-backup package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.