How To Install rsbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsbackup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rsbackup
rsbackup is:
Backups are stored as complete filesystem trees on a (perhaps external) hard disk. Multiple backups use hard links between identical files to save space.
Backups may be taken from multiple machines (over SSH) and stored to multiple disks.
Backups may be made automatically, i.e. without relying on the operator to remember to make a backup.
There are three methods to install rsbackup 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 rsbackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rsbackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsbackup
Install rsbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsbackup
Install rsbackup 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 rsbackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsbackup
How To Uninstall rsbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rsbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsbackup
Uninstall rsbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsbackup
Remove rsbackup Configurations and Data
To remove rsbackup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsbackup
Remove rsbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsbackup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsbackup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
