How To Install slbackup 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 on Ubuntu.
What is slbackup
slbackup is:
A backup system designed to back up multiple clients to a server. slbackup uses rdiff-backup as the underlying backup software.
Clients can be the host installing this package, or other hosts reachable via a SSH connection (using SSH keys). The host storing the backup data can be the host installing this package or another host reachable via a SSH connection (also using SSH keys).
There are three methods to install slbackup 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slbackup
Install slbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slbackup
Install slbackup 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slbackup
How To Uninstall slbackup on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the slbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slbackup
Uninstall slbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slbackup
Remove slbackup Configurations and Data
To remove slbackup configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slbackup
Remove slbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slbackup
Dependencies
slbackup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slbackup package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.