How To Install backuppc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is backuppc
backuppc is:
BackupPC is disk based and not tape based. This particularity allows features not found in any other backup solution:
- Clever pooling scheme minimizes disk storage and disk I/O. Identical files across multiple backups of the same or different PC are stored only once resulting in substantial savings in disk storage and disk writes. Also known as “data deduplication”.
- Optional compression provides additional reductions in storage. CPU impact of compression is low since only new files (those not already in the pool) need to be compressed.
- A powerful http/cgi user interface allows administrators to view log files, configuration, current status and allows users to initiate and cancel backups and browse and restore files from backups very quickly.
- No client-side software is needed. On WinXX the smb protocol is used. On Linux or Unix clients, rsync or tar (over ssh/rsh/nfs) can be used
- Flexible restore options. Single files can be downloaded from any backup directly from the CGI interface. Zip or Tar archives for selected files or directories can also be downloaded from the CGI interface.
- BackupPC supports mobile environments where laptops are only intermittently connected to the network and have dynamic IP addresses (DHCP).
- Flexible configuration parameters allow multiple backups to be performed in parallel.
- and more to discover in the manual…
There are three methods to install backuppc 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 backuppc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install backuppc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install backuppc
Install backuppc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install backuppc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install backuppc
Install backuppc 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 backuppc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install backuppc
How To Uninstall backuppc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the backuppc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove backuppc
Uninstall backuppc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall backuppc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove backuppc
Remove backuppc Configurations and Data
To remove backuppc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge backuppc
Remove backuppc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove backuppc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backuppc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.