How To Install grsync on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grsync on Debian 12.
What is grsync
grsync is:
grsync is a simple graphical interface using GTK2 for the rsync command line program. It currently supports only a limited set of the most important rsync features, but can be used effectively for local directory synchronization.
There are three methods to install grsync on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grsync
Install grsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grsync
Install grsync 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grsync
How To Uninstall grsync on Debian 12
To uninstall only the grsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grsync
Uninstall grsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grsync
Remove grsync Configurations and Data
To remove grsync configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grsync
Remove grsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grsync
Dependencies
grsync have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grsync package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.