How To Install simplebackup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simplebackup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is simplebackup
simplebackup is:
The included script performs a nice and easy file based backup. It can easily be extended to include database dumps or save the output from
fdisk -Land other things as well.
There are three methods to install simplebackup 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 simplebackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simplebackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simplebackup
Install simplebackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simplebackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simplebackup
Install simplebackup 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 simplebackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simplebackup
How To Uninstall simplebackup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the simplebackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simplebackup
Uninstall simplebackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simplebackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simplebackup
Remove simplebackup Configurations and Data
To remove simplebackup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simplebackup
Remove simplebackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simplebackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simplebackup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simplebackup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
