How to install bacula-server on ubuntu

Bacula is a collection of software tools for managing data backup, recovery, and verification on a network of various types of machines. This metapackage’s typical server installation includes the director and storage daemons. On Ubuntu 20.04, there are three options for installing a bacula-server. Apt-get, apt, and aptitude are all available. Each strategy of bacula-server installation will be described in detail in the following sections. We can select any of them.

Features of Bacula-Server:

• Numerous client systems, including Linux, Windows, Mac, and Unix. 
• Infrastructure management that is web-based and centralized.
• Automated activities for archiving, restoring, and backup.
• A scalable, distributed architecture can handle PBs of data and thousands of customers.
• Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SAP plugins

Installation of Bacula-Server on Ubuntu

There are 3 different installation methods.

• Method 1: Installation using apt-get command
• Method 2: Installation using apt command
• Method 2: Installation using aptitude command

Let’s install the utility through all the possible methods.

Method 1: Installation using apt-get command

Step 1: Update the apt database with the following command using apt-get.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: After upgrading the apt database, we can use apt-get to install bacula-server by performing the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-server

Method 2: Installation using apt command

Step 1: Update the apt database with the following command using apt-get.

sudo apt update

Step 2: After upgrading the apt database, we can use apt to install bacula-server by performing the following command:

sudo apt -y install bacula-server

Method 3: Installation using aptitude command

Step 1: Since aptitude is not typically installed by default on Ubuntu, you might need to install it first if you wish to utilize this method. To update the apt database with aptitude, run the following command.

sudo aptitude update

Step 2: After upgrading the apt database, we can use aptitude to install bacula-server by performing the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-server

Usage of Bacula-Server

Example 1:  For editing the bacula daemon configuration file execute the following command :

sudo nano /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf

Example 2: Use the following command to verify that your configuration file has the proper syntax:

sudo bacula-fd /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf

If the command produces nothing, the configuration file’s syntax is correct.

Example 3: Restart the file daemon:

sudo service bacula-fd restart