How To Install pgbackrest 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 pgbackrest on Ubuntu.
What is pgbackrest
pgbackrest is:
pgBackRest is a simple, reliable backup and restore system for PostgreSQL that can seamlessly scale up to the largest databases and workloads.
This package contains all required binaries, scripts and libraries.
There are three methods to install pgbackrest 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 pgbackrest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbackrest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgbackrest
Install pgbackrest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgbackrest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgbackrest
Install pgbackrest 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 pgbackrest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgbackrest
How To Uninstall pgbackrest on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pgbackrest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgbackrest
Uninstall pgbackrest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgbackrest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgbackrest
Remove pgbackrest Configurations and Data
To remove pgbackrest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgbackrest
Remove pgbackrest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgbackrest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgbackrest
Dependencies
pgbackrest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgbackrest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.