How To Install ftpsync on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpsync
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ftpsync
ftpsync is:
ftpsync is the preferred tool for maintaining a Debian mirror. It tries to make updates as smooth as possible, without the clients experiencing half updated mirrors. It supports partial mirrors by architecture.
There are three methods to install ftpsync
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ftpsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpsync
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftpsync
Install ftpsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpsync
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftpsync
Install ftpsync 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 ftpsync
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftpsync
How To Uninstall ftpsync on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ftpsync
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftpsync
Uninstall ftpsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftpsync
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftpsync
Remove ftpsync Configurations and Data
To remove ftpsync
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftpsync
Remove ftpsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftpsync
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftpsync
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpsync
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.