How To Install btrbk on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrbk on Debian 11.
What is btrbk
btrbk is:
Backup tool for btrfs subvolumes, using a configuration file, allows creation of backups from multiple sources to multiple destinations, with ssh and flexible retention policy support (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly).
There are three methods to install btrbk on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install btrbk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install btrbk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install btrbk
Install btrbk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install btrbk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install btrbk
Install btrbk 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 btrbk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install btrbk
How To Uninstall btrbk on Debian 11
To uninstall only the btrbk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove btrbk
Uninstall btrbk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall btrbk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrbk
Remove btrbk Configurations and Data
To remove btrbk configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge btrbk
Remove btrbk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove btrbk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrbk
Dependencies
btrbk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrbk package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.