How To Install mariadb-backup on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-backup on Kali Linux.

What is mariadb-backup

mariadb-backup is:

This backup tool is guaranteed to be compatible with MariaDB. Based on Xtrabackup, but improved to work with MariaDB.

Please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base on more information on how to use this tool.

There are three methods to install mariadb-backup on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mariadb-backup Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-backup using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-backup

Install mariadb-backup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mariadb-backup

Install mariadb-backup Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-backup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-backup

How To Uninstall mariadb-backup on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mariadb-backup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mariadb-backup

Uninstall mariadb-backup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mariadb-backup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-backup

Remove mariadb-backup Configurations and Data

To remove mariadb-backup configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-backup

Remove mariadb-backup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-backup

Dependencies

mariadb-backup have the following dependencies:

• mariadb-client-core-10.5

References

• mariadb-backup website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-backup package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.