How To Install boxbackup-client on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-client on Debian 9.
What is boxbackup-client
boxbackup-client is:
BoxBackup is an automatic on-line backup system. The client watches for changes on the local file system, connects to a BoxBackup server and sends the changes via a secure channel. All data is encrypted before being sent to the server. A command-line tool is provided for restoration of backups including deleted files and old versions.
There are three methods to install boxbackup-client 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 boxbackup-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 boxbackup-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install boxbackup-client
Install boxbackup-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install boxbackup-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install boxbackup-client
Install boxbackup-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 boxbackup-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install boxbackup-client
How To Uninstall boxbackup-client on Debian 9
To uninstall only the boxbackup-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove boxbackup-client
Uninstall boxbackup-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall boxbackup-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove boxbackup-client
Remove boxbackup-client Configurations and Data
To remove boxbackup-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge boxbackup-client
Remove boxbackup-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove boxbackup-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boxbackup-client
Dependencies
boxbackup-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.