How To Install lsyncd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsyncd on Debian 10.
What is lsyncd
lsyncd is:
Lsyncd (Live syncing mirror daemon) uses rsync to synchronize local directories with a remote machine running rsyncd. Lsyncd watches multiple directories trees through inotify. The first step after adding the watches is to rsync all directories with the remote host, and then sync single file by collecting the inotify events. So lsyncd is a light-weight live mirror solution that should be easy to install and use while blending well with your system.
There are three methods to install lsyncd 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 lsyncd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lsyncd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsyncd
Install lsyncd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsyncd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsyncd
Install lsyncd 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 lsyncd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsyncd
How To Uninstall lsyncd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lsyncd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsyncd
Uninstall lsyncd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsyncd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsyncd
Remove lsyncd Configurations and Data
To remove lsyncd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsyncd
Remove lsyncd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsyncd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsyncd
Dependencies
lsyncd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsyncd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.