How To Install bup on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bup on Debian 9.
What is bup
bup is:
bup is a backup tool which stores the backups in a system based around the packfile format from git.
There are three methods to install bup 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 bup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bup
Install bup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bup
Install bup 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 bup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bup
How To Uninstall bup on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bup
Uninstall bup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bup
Remove bup Configurations and Data
To remove bup configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bup
Remove bup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bup
Dependencies
bup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bup package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.