How To Install librsync1 on Debian 10

Learn how to install librsync1 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. librsync1 is rsync remote-delta algorithm library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync1 on Debian 10.

What is librsync1

librsync1 is:

librsync implements the rsync remote-delta algorithm, which allows for efficient remote updates of a file, without requiring the old and new versions to both be present at the transmitter. The library uses a stream-based designed so that it can be easily embedded into network applications.

librsync is used by rdiff-backup and duplicity backup applications.

There are three methods to install librsync1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librsync1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librsync1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librsync1

Install librsync1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librsync1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librsync1

Install librsync1 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 librsync1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librsync1

How To Uninstall librsync1 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the librsync1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librsync1

Uninstall librsync1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librsync1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsync1

Remove librsync1 Configurations and Data

To remove librsync1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librsync1

Remove librsync1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librsync1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsync1

Dependencies

librsync1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.