How to Install borgbackup software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install borgbackup software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

borgbackup software package provides deduplicating and compressing backup program, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install borgbackup 

borgbackup is installed in your system.

Make ensure the borgbackup package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep borgbackup *

You will get with borgbackup package name, version, architecture and description in a table

borgbackup package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Administration Utilities
Package borgbackup
Version 1.0.2-1
Description deduplicating and compressing backup program
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove borgbackup software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?