How to install bacula-server On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove bacula-server Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install bacula-server On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package bacula-server from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of bacula-server:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: bacula-server

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install bacula-server

Package Details

Package:bacula-server
Version:7.0.5+dfsg-4build1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.bacula.org/
Description:network backup service - server metapackage
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/admin

How to install bacula-server on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install bacula-server On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove bacula-server Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If bacula-server is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L bacula-server' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L bacula-server
dpkg-query: package 'bacula-server' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing bacula-server:

After system update use the following command to install bacula-server:

sudo apt-get install bacula-server

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove bacula-server from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the bacula-server from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the bacula-server following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  bacula-server

Following command is used to remove the bacula-server package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove bacula-server

This will remove bacula-server and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing bacula-server with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge bacula-server

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove bacula-server

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with bacula-server package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.