How To Install rdist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rdist
rdist is:
Rdist is a program to maintain identical copies of files over multiple hosts. It preserves the owner, group, mode, and mtime of files if possible and can update programs that are executing.
There are three methods to install rdist 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 rdist Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdist
Install rdist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdist
Install rdist 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 rdist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdist
How To Uninstall rdist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rdist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdist
Uninstall rdist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdist
Remove rdist Configurations and Data
To remove rdist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdist
Remove rdist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.