How To Install python-backup2swift on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-backup2swift on Debian 10.
What is python-backup2swift
python-backup2swift is:
This utility is used to backup data to OpenStack Swift. It provides a command interface and backup rotation. It depends on a simple swift client library called swiftsc.
This package provides the python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-backup2swift on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-backup2swift Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-backup2swift using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-backup2swift
Install python-backup2swift Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-backup2swift using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-backup2swift
Install python-backup2swift 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 python-backup2swift using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-backup2swift
How To Uninstall python-backup2swift on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-backup2swift package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-backup2swift
Uninstall python-backup2swift And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-backup2swift and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-backup2swift
Remove python-backup2swift Configurations and Data
To remove python-backup2swift configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-backup2swift
Remove python-backup2swift configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-backup2swift configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-backup2swift
Dependencies
python-backup2swift have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-backup2swift package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.