How To Install cinder-backup on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cinder-backup on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cinder-backup
cinder-backup is:
OpenStack is a reliable cloud infrastructure. Its mission is to produce the ubiquitous cloud computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private cloud providers regardless of size, by being simple to implement and massively scalable.
Cinder is the OpenStack Block storage service.
This package contains the Cinder backup service.
There are three methods to install cinder-backup 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 cinder-backup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cinder-backup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cinder-backup
Install cinder-backup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cinder-backup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cinder-backup
Install cinder-backup 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 cinder-backup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cinder-backup
How To Uninstall cinder-backup on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cinder-backup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cinder-backup
Uninstall cinder-backup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cinder-backup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinder-backup
Remove cinder-backup Configurations and Data
To remove cinder-backup configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cinder-backup
Remove cinder-backup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cinder-backup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinder-backup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cinder-backup package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.