How To Install borgmatic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install borgmatic on Kali Linux. borgmatic is automatically create, prune and verify backups with borgbackup

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install borgmatic on Kali Linux.

What is borgmatic

borgmatic is:

borgmatic is a simple Python wrapper script for the Borg backup software that initiates a backup, prunes any old backups according to a retention policy, and validates backups for consistency. The script supports specifying your settings in a declarative configuration file rather than having to put them all on the command-line, and handles common errors.

There are three methods to install borgmatic 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 borgmatic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install borgmatic

Install borgmatic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install borgmatic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install borgmatic

Install borgmatic 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 borgmatic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install borgmatic

How To Uninstall borgmatic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the borgmatic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove borgmatic

Uninstall borgmatic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove borgmatic

Remove borgmatic Configurations and Data

To remove borgmatic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge borgmatic

Remove borgmatic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge borgmatic

Dependencies

borgmatic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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