How To Install python3-barman on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-barman on Kali Linux. python3-barman is Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL - Python modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-barman on Kali Linux.

What is python3-barman

python3-barman is:

Barman (Backup and Recovery Manager) is an open-source administration tool for disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers written in Python.

It allows your organization to perform remote backups of multiple servers in business critical environments to reduce risk and help DBAs during the recovery phase.

Barman is distributed under GNU GPL 3 and maintained by 2ndQuadrant.

This package provides Python 3 modules only.

There are three methods to install python3-barman 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 python3-barman Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-barman using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-barman

Install python3-barman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-barman using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-barman

Install python3-barman 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 python3-barman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-barman

How To Uninstall python3-barman on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-barman package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-barman

Uninstall python3-barman And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-barman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-barman

Remove python3-barman Configurations and Data

To remove python3-barman configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-barman

Remove python3-barman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-barman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-barman

Dependencies

python3-barman have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-barman package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.