How To Install vbackup 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 vbackup on Ubuntu.

What is vbackup

vbackup is:

vbackup constists of a set of scripts that handle the various aspects of a backup. It can be easily extended to support other backup methods too. It can be used for full or incremental backups. It also includes a wizard for basic (quick) configuration.

Currently it supports/backups:

• XFS using xfsdump
• Generic filesystem backups using tar
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• dpkg and RPM database
• Partition tables, disk MBRs, MD and LVM information
• OpenLDAP database

It can work with local files, handle NFS mounts or scp backups to a remote location. It also supports encryption using x509 certificates.

There are three methods to install vbackup 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 vbackup Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vbackup using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vbackup

Install vbackup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vbackup using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vbackup

Install vbackup 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 vbackup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vbackup

How To Uninstall vbackup on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the vbackup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vbackup

Uninstall vbackup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vbackup

Remove vbackup Configurations and Data

To remove vbackup configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vbackup

Remove vbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vbackup

Dependencies

vbackup have the following dependencies:

• fdisk

References

• vbackup website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vbackup package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.