How To Install genbackupdata on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install genbackupdata on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is genbackupdata
genbackupdata is:
genbackupdata creates or modifies directory trees in ways that simulate real filesystems sufficiently well for performance testing of backup software. For example, it can create files that are a mix of small text files and big binary files, with the binary files containing random binary junk which compresses badly. This can then be backed up, and later the directory tree can be changed by creating new files, modifying files, or deleting or renaming files. The backup can then be run again.
There are three methods to install genbackupdata on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install genbackupdata Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install genbackupdata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install genbackupdata
Install genbackupdata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install genbackupdata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install genbackupdata
Install genbackupdata 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 genbackupdata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install genbackupdata
How To Uninstall genbackupdata on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the genbackupdata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove genbackupdata
Uninstall genbackupdata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall genbackupdata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove genbackupdata
Remove genbackupdata Configurations and Data
To remove genbackupdata configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge genbackupdata
Remove genbackupdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove genbackupdata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genbackupdata
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install genbackupdata package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
