How to Install and Uninstall vzdump Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vzdump" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vzdump on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vzdump
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vzdump" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vzdump on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vzdump
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vzdump package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: vzdump
Version: 1.2.6-5
Installed-Size: 83
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: perl, vzctl, cstream, rsync, liblockfile-simple-perl, exim4 | mail-transport-agent
Suggests: xdelta
Description: OpenVZ backup scripts
Description-md5: 91d775ffd3dd4248d62dfda35c42319e
Homepage: http://www.proxmox.com/cms_proxmox/en/virtualization/openvz/vzdump/
Tag: admin::backup, interface::commandline, role::program
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vzdump/vzdump_1.2.6-5_all.deb
Size: 25734
MD5sum: ab38684dd1666097a596473310b1e7ee
SHA256: 85c5395db5db5a5eaeb60732b05313dc8858d4b4d3922f7eaacf5815df5aaa59