How To Install librsync2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync2
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librsync2
librsync2 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 librsync2
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librsync2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librsync2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librsync2
Install librsync2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librsync2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librsync2
Install librsync2 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 librsync2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librsync2
How To Uninstall librsync2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librsync2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librsync2
Uninstall librsync2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librsync2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsync2
Remove librsync2 Configurations and Data
To remove librsync2
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librsync2
Remove librsync2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librsync2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsync2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync2
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.