How To Install partimage-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install partimage-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is partimage-server
partimage-server is:
Partition Image is a partition imaging utility. It lets you backup up your partitions from a client to a server.
All data will be transferred encrypted using SSL.
There are three methods to install partimage-server 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 partimage-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install partimage-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install partimage-server
Install partimage-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install partimage-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install partimage-server
Install partimage-server 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 partimage-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install partimage-server
How To Uninstall partimage-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the partimage-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove partimage-server
Uninstall partimage-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall partimage-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove partimage-server
Remove partimage-server Configurations and Data
To remove partimage-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge partimage-server
Remove partimage-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove partimage-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge partimage-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install partimage-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
