How To Install vbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vbackup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vbackup
vbackup is:
vbackup constists of a set of scripts that handle the various aspects of a backup. It can be easily extended to support other backup methods too. It can be used for full or incremental backups. It also includes a wizard for basic (quick) configuration.
Currently it supports/backups:
- XFS using xfsdump
- Generic filesystem backups using tar
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- dpkg and RPM database
- Partition tables, disk MBRs, MD and LVM information
- OpenLDAP database
It can work with local files, handle NFS mounts or scp backups to a remote location. It also supports encryption using x509 certificates.
There are three methods to install vbackup 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 vbackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vbackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vbackup
Install vbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vbackup
Install vbackup 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 vbackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vbackup
How To Uninstall vbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vbackup
Uninstall vbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vbackup
Remove vbackup Configurations and Data
To remove vbackup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vbackup
Remove vbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vbackup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vbackup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
