How To Install bareos-storage on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareos-storage on Debian 9.
What is bareos-storage
bareos-storage is:
Bareos 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 bareos-storage on Debian 9. 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-storage 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-storage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bareos-storage
Install bareos-storage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bareos-storage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bareos-storage
Install bareos-storage 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-storage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bareos-storage
How To Uninstall bareos-storage on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bareos-storage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bareos-storage
Uninstall bareos-storage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bareos-storage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bareos-storage
Remove bareos-storage Configurations and Data
To remove bareos-storage configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bareos-storage
Remove bareos-storage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bareos-storage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bareos-storage
Dependencies
bareos-storage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareos-storage package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.