How To Install simplesnap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simplesnap on Debian 12.
What is simplesnap
simplesnap is:
simplesnap is a simple way to send ZFS snapshots across a net?? work. Although it can serve many purposes, its primary goal is to manage backups from one ZFS filesystem to a backup filesystem also running ZFS, using incremental backups to minimize network traffic and disk usage.
simplesnap it is designed to perfectly compliment snapshotting tools, permitting rotating backups with arbitrary retention periods. It lets multiple machines back up a single target, lets one machine back up multiple targets, and keeps it all straight.
simplesnap is easy; there is no configuration file needed. One ZFS property is available to exclude datasets/filesystems. ZFS datasets are automatically discovered on machines being backed up.
simplesnap is robust in the face of interrupted transfers, and needs little help to keep running.
Unlike many similar tools, simplesnap does not require full root access to the machines being backed up. It runs only a small wrapper as root, and the wrapper has only three commands it implements.
There are three methods to install simplesnap on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install simplesnap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simplesnap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simplesnap
Install simplesnap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simplesnap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simplesnap
Install simplesnap 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 simplesnap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simplesnap
How To Uninstall simplesnap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the simplesnap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simplesnap
Uninstall simplesnap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simplesnap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simplesnap
Remove simplesnap Configurations and Data
To remove simplesnap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simplesnap
Remove simplesnap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simplesnap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simplesnap
Dependencies
simplesnap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simplesnap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
