How To Install bareos-client on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareos-client on Debian 10.
What is bareos-client
bareos-client is:
Bareos is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of data across a network of computers of different kinds.
The package is a metapackage for client installations (file daemon and console).
There are three methods to install bareos-client on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bareos-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bareos-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bareos-client
Install bareos-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bareos-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bareos-client
Install bareos-client 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bareos-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bareos-client
How To Uninstall bareos-client on Debian 10
To uninstall only the bareos-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bareos-client
Uninstall bareos-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bareos-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bareos-client
Remove bareos-client Configurations and Data
To remove bareos-client configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bareos-client
Remove bareos-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bareos-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bareos-client
Dependencies
bareos-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareos-client package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
