How To Install kbackup on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbackup on Debian 11.
What is kbackup
kbackup is:
Kbackup is a program that lets you back up any directories or files. It uses an easy to use directory tree to select the things to back up and lets you save your settings in “profile” files. These are simple textfiles containing definitions for directories and files to be included or excluded from the backup process.
There are three methods to install kbackup 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 kbackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kbackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kbackup
Install kbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kbackup
Install kbackup 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 kbackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kbackup
How To Uninstall kbackup on Debian 11
To uninstall only the kbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kbackup
Uninstall kbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kbackup
Remove kbackup Configurations and Data
To remove kbackup configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kbackup
Remove kbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kbackup
Dependencies
kbackup have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5archive5
- libkf5completion5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5iconthemes5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiogui5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5service-bin
- libkf5service5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbackup package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.