How To Install s3backer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install s3backer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is s3backer
s3backer is:
s3backer is a filesystem that contains a single file backed by the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). The blocks of the file are stored as S3 objects. This way s3backer acts a virtual hard disk device.
There are three methods to install s3backer 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 s3backer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install s3backer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install s3backer
Install s3backer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install s3backer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install s3backer
Install s3backer 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 s3backer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install s3backer
How To Uninstall s3backer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the s3backer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove s3backer
Uninstall s3backer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall s3backer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove s3backer
Remove s3backer Configurations and Data
To remove s3backer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge s3backer
Remove s3backer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove s3backer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge s3backer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install s3backer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
