How To Install backintime-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is backintime-qt4
backintime-qt4 is:
Back In Time is a framework for rsync and cron for the purpose of taking snapshots and backups of specified folders. It minimizes disk space use by taking a snapshot only if the directory has been changed, and hard links for unmodified files if it has. The user can schedule regular backups using cron.
This is the graphical interface for Back In Time.
There are three methods to install backintime-qt4 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 backintime-qt4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install backintime-qt4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install backintime-qt4
Install backintime-qt4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install backintime-qt4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install backintime-qt4
Install backintime-qt4 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 backintime-qt4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install backintime-qt4
How To Uninstall backintime-qt4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the backintime-qt4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove backintime-qt4
Uninstall backintime-qt4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall backintime-qt4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove backintime-qt4
Remove backintime-qt4 Configurations and Data
To remove backintime-qt4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge backintime-qt4
Remove backintime-qt4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove backintime-qt4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backintime-qt4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
