How To Install boxbackup-server on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-server on Ubuntu 20.04. boxbackup-server is server for the BoxBackup remote backup system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-server on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is boxbackup-server

boxbackup-server is:

BoxBackup is an automatic on-line backup system. The server waits for connections from remote clients, authenticates them via X.509 certificates and stores the encrypted data on hard drives with optional RAID techniques. It also supports versions historization and per-user quotas.

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

sudo apt-get -y install boxbackup-server

Install boxbackup-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install boxbackup-server

Install boxbackup-server 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 boxbackup-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install boxbackup-server

How To Uninstall boxbackup-server on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the boxbackup-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove boxbackup-server

Uninstall boxbackup-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove boxbackup-server

Remove boxbackup-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge boxbackup-server

Remove boxbackup-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boxbackup-server

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Summary

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