How To Install bacula-common-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-common-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04. bacula-common-mysql is network backup service - MySQL common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-common-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bacula-common-mysql

bacula-common-mysql is:

Bacula is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of data across a network of computers of different kinds.

This package provides files that are useful for other Bacula packages for the MySQL database.

There are three methods to install bacula-common-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bacula-common-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-common-mysql

Install bacula-common-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bacula-common-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bacula-common-mysql

Install bacula-common-mysql 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 bacula-common-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-common-mysql

How To Uninstall bacula-common-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bacula-common-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bacula-common-mysql

Uninstall bacula-common-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bacula-common-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-common-mysql

Remove bacula-common-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove bacula-common-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-common-mysql

Remove bacula-common-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bacula-common-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-common-mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-common-mysql package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.