How To Install python3-backup2swift on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backup2swift on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-backup2swift is backup data to OpenStack Swift - python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backup2swift on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-backup2swift

python3-backup2swift is:

This utility is used to backup data to OpenStack Swift. It provides a command interface and backup rotation. It depends on a simple swift client library called swiftsc.

There are three methods to install python3-backup2swift 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 python3-backup2swift Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-backup2swift using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-backup2swift

Install python3-backup2swift Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-backup2swift using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-backup2swift

Install python3-backup2swift 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 python3-backup2swift using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-backup2swift

How To Uninstall python3-backup2swift on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-backup2swift package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-backup2swift

Uninstall python3-backup2swift And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-backup2swift and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-backup2swift

Remove python3-backup2swift Configurations and Data

To remove python3-backup2swift configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-backup2swift

Remove python3-backup2swift configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-backup2swift configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-backup2swift

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-backup2swift package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.