How To Install rdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rdiff
rdiff is:
rdiff is a little like diff and patch all rolled into one, with support for binary files. Since it takes advantage of the rsync remote-delta algorithm, you do not need the source file in the same place as your destination file.
To use it, you generate a “signature” of the original file and copy the signature (which is very small) to the same location as the modified file. Then you generate a “delta” which describes the changes required to turn the source file into the modified file. The small delta file can then be used to “patch” the original file, to transform it into the modified file.
There are three methods to install rdiff 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 rdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdiff
Install rdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdiff
Install rdiff 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 rdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdiff
How To Uninstall rdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdiff
Uninstall rdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdiff
Remove rdiff Configurations and Data
To remove rdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdiff
Remove rdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
