How To Install backintime-qt on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt on Ubuntu 20.04. backintime-qt is simple backup/snapshot system (graphical interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is backintime-qt

backintime-qt is:

Back In Time is a framework for rsync and cron for the purpose of taking snapshots and backups of specified folders. It minimizes disk space use by taking a snapshot only if the directory has been changed, and hard links for unmodified files if it has. The user can schedule regular backups using cron.

This is the graphical interface for Back In Time.

There are three methods to install backintime-qt 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 backintime-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install backintime-qt

Install backintime-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install backintime-qt

Install backintime-qt 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 backintime-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backintime-qt

How To Uninstall backintime-qt on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the backintime-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove backintime-qt

Uninstall backintime-qt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backintime-qt

Remove backintime-qt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge backintime-qt

Remove backintime-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backintime-qt

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Summary

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