How To Install bup-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bup-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. bup-doc is highly efficient file backup system based on git (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bup-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bup-doc

bup-doc is:

bup is a backup tool which stores the backups in a system based around the packfile format from git.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install bup-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bup-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bup-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bup-doc

Install bup-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bup-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bup-doc

Install bup-doc 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 bup-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bup-doc

How To Uninstall bup-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bup-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bup-doc

Uninstall bup-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bup-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bup-doc

Remove bup-doc Configurations and Data

To remove bup-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bup-doc

Remove bup-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bup-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bup-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bup-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.