How To Install seafile-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is seafile-cli
seafile-cli is:
Seafile enables you to build private cloud for file sharing and collaboration among team members in your company/organization. This is the Linux desktop client of the seafile system.
First you create a file library in the web and upload files to it. Then you share it into a team or with another user.
File libraries can also be synchronized among computers and mobile devices. You download a library to your PC. Whenever you add, delete or edit a file, the latest version be uploaded to the server automatically and then be synchronized to everyone’s computer.
This package contains the client cli.
There are three methods to install seafile-cli 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 seafile-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seafile-cli
Install seafile-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seafile-cli
Install seafile-cli 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 seafile-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seafile-cli
How To Uninstall seafile-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the seafile-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seafile-cli
Uninstall seafile-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seafile-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-cli
Remove seafile-cli Configurations and Data
To remove seafile-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-cli
Remove seafile-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seafile-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-cli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-cli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
