How To Install seafile-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is seafile-daemon
seafile-daemon is:
Seafile enables you to build private cloud for file sharing and collaboration among team members in your company/organization. This is the Linux desktop client of the seafile system.
First you create a file library in the web and upload files to it. Then you share it into a team or with another user.
File libraries can also be synchronized among computers and mobile devices. You download a library to your PC. Whenever you add, delete or edit a file, the latest version be uploaded to the server automatically and then be synchronized to everyone’s computer.
This package contains a client daemon to connect to seafile cloud.
There are three methods to install seafile-daemon 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 seafile-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seafile-daemon
Install seafile-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seafile-daemon
Install seafile-daemon 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 seafile-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seafile-daemon
How To Uninstall seafile-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the seafile-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seafile-daemon
Uninstall seafile-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seafile-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-daemon
Remove seafile-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove seafile-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-daemon
Remove seafile-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seafile-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-daemon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
