How To Install libclsync-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsync-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclsync-dev
libclsync-dev is:
Clsync recursively watches for source directory and executes external program to sync the changes. Clsync is adapted to use together with rsync. This utility is much more lightweight than competitors and supports such features as separate queue for big files, regex file filter, multi-threading.
This package contains development files for controlling clsync via socket.
There are three methods to install libclsync-dev 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 libclsync-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclsync-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclsync-dev
Install libclsync-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclsync-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclsync-dev
Install libclsync-dev 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 libclsync-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclsync-dev
How To Uninstall libclsync-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclsync-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclsync-dev
Uninstall libclsync-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclsync-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclsync-dev
Remove libclsync-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclsync-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclsync-dev
Remove libclsync-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclsync-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclsync-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsync-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
