How To Install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9.
What is rdiff-backup-fs
rdiff-backup-fs is:
rdiff-backup-fs is a filesystem in userspace that reads rdiff-backup archives and provides convenient access for different revisions of the copied files and directories.
There are three methods to install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rdiff-backup-fs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdiff-backup-fs
Install rdiff-backup-fs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdiff-backup-fs
Install rdiff-backup-fs 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 rdiff-backup-fs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdiff-backup-fs
How To Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rdiff-backup-fs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdiff-backup-fs
Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdiff-backup-fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdiff-backup-fs
Remove rdiff-backup-fs Configurations and Data
To remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdiff-backup-fs
Remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdiff-backup-fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdiff-backup-fs
Dependencies
rdiff-backup-fs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.