How To Install bacula-director-pgsql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-director-pgsql on Kali Linux. bacula-director-pgsql is network backup service - PostgreSQL storage for Director

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-director-pgsql on Kali Linux.

What is bacula-director-pgsql

bacula-director-pgsql is:

Bacula is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of data across a network of computers of different kinds.

The Bacula Director service supervises all the backup, restore, verify and archive operations. It can run as a daemon or as a foreground service which administrators can use to schedule backups and recover files.

This package stores Bacula’s catalog in a PostgreSQL database and thus is suited for large installations.

There are three methods to install bacula-director-pgsql on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bacula-director-pgsql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bacula-director-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-director-pgsql

Install bacula-director-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bacula-director-pgsql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bacula-director-pgsql

Install bacula-director-pgsql Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bacula-director-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-director-pgsql

How To Uninstall bacula-director-pgsql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bacula-director-pgsql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bacula-director-pgsql

Uninstall bacula-director-pgsql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bacula-director-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-director-pgsql

Remove bacula-director-pgsql Configurations and Data

To remove bacula-director-pgsql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-director-pgsql

Remove bacula-director-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bacula-director-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-director-pgsql

Dependencies

bacula-director-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-director-pgsql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.