How To Install deja-dup-caja on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install deja-dup-caja on Ubuntu 20.04. deja-dup-caja is Caja extension for Déjà Dup

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install deja-dup-caja on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is deja-dup-caja

deja-dup-caja is:

Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the backend.

This package provides a contextual menu in the Caja file manager to backup and restore your files. Task: ubuntu-mate-desktop

There are three methods to install deja-dup-caja 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 deja-dup-caja Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install deja-dup-caja

Install deja-dup-caja Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install deja-dup-caja using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install deja-dup-caja

Install deja-dup-caja 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 deja-dup-caja using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install deja-dup-caja

How To Uninstall deja-dup-caja on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the deja-dup-caja package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove deja-dup-caja

Uninstall deja-dup-caja And Its Dependencies

To uninstall deja-dup-caja and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove deja-dup-caja

Remove deja-dup-caja Configurations and Data

To remove deja-dup-caja configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge deja-dup-caja

Remove deja-dup-caja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove deja-dup-caja configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge deja-dup-caja

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Summary

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