How To Install ruby-rsync on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rsync on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rsync
ruby-rsync is:
Ruby/Rsync is a Ruby library that can synchronize files between remote hosts by wrapping a call to the rsync binary.
This library provides wrapper and bindings for rsync binary.
There are three methods to install ruby-rsync 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 ruby-rsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rsync
Install ruby-rsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rsync
Install ruby-rsync 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 ruby-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rsync
How To Uninstall ruby-rsync on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rsync
Uninstall ruby-rsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rsync
Remove ruby-rsync Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rsync configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rsync
Remove ruby-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rsync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rsync package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
