How To Install percona-xtrabackup-test on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install percona-xtrabackup-test on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is percona-xtrabackup-test
percona-xtrabackup-test is:
Test suite for Percona XtraBackup. Install this package if you intend to run XtraBackup’s test suite.
There are three methods to install percona-xtrabackup-test on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install percona-xtrabackup-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install percona-xtrabackup-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install percona-xtrabackup-test
Install percona-xtrabackup-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install percona-xtrabackup-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install percona-xtrabackup-test
Install percona-xtrabackup-test 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 percona-xtrabackup-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install percona-xtrabackup-test
How To Uninstall percona-xtrabackup-test on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the percona-xtrabackup-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove percona-xtrabackup-test
Uninstall percona-xtrabackup-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall percona-xtrabackup-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove percona-xtrabackup-test
Remove percona-xtrabackup-test Configurations and Data
To remove percona-xtrabackup-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge percona-xtrabackup-test
Remove percona-xtrabackup-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove percona-xtrabackup-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge percona-xtrabackup-test
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install percona-xtrabackup-test package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.