Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc-rsync on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is backuppc-rsync
backuppc-rsync is:
rsync-bpc (as it is called upstream) is a patched variant of rsync
that has been developed specifically for server-side use with
BackupPC (https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc) version 4. It extends
the normal rsync so that it understands BackupPC 4’s internal data
structures on disk and can directly write to it.
You do neither need to use nor to install this package manually. It
is pulled in as dependency where needed.
It is also no problem to install it in parallel with the normal rsync
as it does not install any binary in the common search path ($PATH),
just in a dedicated directory under /usr/libexec/.
In terms of functionality it replaces the less performant Perl module
File::RsyncP (package libfile-rsyncp-perl) which was used by BackupPC
version 3 on the server side.
There are three methods to install backuppc-rsync 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 backuppc-rsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install backuppc-rsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install backuppc-rsync
Install backuppc-rsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install backuppc-rsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install backuppc-rsync
Install backuppc-rsync 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 backuppc-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install backuppc-rsync
How To Uninstall backuppc-rsync on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the backuppc-rsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove backuppc-rsync
Uninstall backuppc-rsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall backuppc-rsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove backuppc-rsync
Remove backuppc-rsync Configurations and Data
To remove backuppc-rsync configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge backuppc-rsync
Remove backuppc-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove backuppc-rsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backuppc-rsync
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc-rsync package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
