How To Install slbackup-php 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 slbackup-php on Ubuntu.
What is slbackup-php
slbackup-php is:
Slbackup-php provides the necessary functions to maintain a slbackup repository.
Features:
- scheduling of slbackup execution;
- editing of the configuration file;
- verifying SSH keys and successful backups;
- restoring from backups;
- removing old backups from the repository.
There are three methods to install slbackup-php 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 slbackup-php Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slbackup-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slbackup-php
Install slbackup-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slbackup-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slbackup-php
Install slbackup-php 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 slbackup-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slbackup-php
How To Uninstall slbackup-php on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the slbackup-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slbackup-php
Uninstall slbackup-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slbackup-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slbackup-php
Remove slbackup-php Configurations and Data
To remove slbackup-php configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slbackup-php
Remove slbackup-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slbackup-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slbackup-php
Dependencies
slbackup-php have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slbackup-php package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.