How To Install rsnapshot on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsnapshot on Debian 9.
What is rsnapshot
rsnapshot is:
rsnapshot is an rsync-based filesystem snapshot utility. It can take incremental backups of local and remote filesystems for any number of machines. rsnapshot makes extensive use of hard links, so disk space is only used when absolutely necessary.
There are three methods to install rsnapshot on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rsnapshot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rsnapshot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsnapshot
Install rsnapshot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsnapshot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsnapshot
Install rsnapshot 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rsnapshot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsnapshot
How To Uninstall rsnapshot on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rsnapshot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsnapshot
Uninstall rsnapshot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsnapshot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsnapshot
Remove rsnapshot Configurations and Data
To remove rsnapshot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsnapshot
Remove rsnapshot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsnapshot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsnapshot
Dependencies
rsnapshot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsnapshot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
