How To Install bacula-sd on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-sd on Ubuntu 20.04. bacula-sd is network backup service - storage daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-sd on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bacula-sd

bacula-sd is:

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

The storage daemon performs the storage and recovery of the file attributes and data to the physical media; in other words, it is responsible for reading and writing the backups.

It runs on the machine which has access to the backup device(s) - usually a tape drive, but alternatively other storage media, such as files.

There are three methods to install bacula-sd 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 bacula-sd 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-sd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-sd

Install bacula-sd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bacula-sd

Install bacula-sd 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 bacula-sd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-sd

How To Uninstall bacula-sd on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bacula-sd

Uninstall bacula-sd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-sd

Remove bacula-sd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-sd

Remove bacula-sd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-sd

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Summary

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