How To Install seafile-daemon on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-daemon on Debian 10.
What is seafile-daemon
seafile-daemon is:
Seafile is a file syncing and sharing software with file encryption and group sharing, emphasis on reliability and high performance.
Seafile is an open source cloud storage system with privacy protection and teamwork features. Collections of files are called libraries. Each library can be synced separately. A library can also be encrypted with a user chosen password. Seafile also allows users to create groups and easily sharing files into groups.
This package contains the client daemon for Seafile.
There are three methods to install seafile-daemon 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 seafile-daemon 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-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seafile-daemon
Install seafile-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seafile-daemon
Install seafile-daemon 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 seafile-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seafile-daemon
How To Uninstall seafile-daemon on Debian 10
To uninstall only the seafile-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seafile-daemon
Uninstall seafile-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seafile-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-daemon
Remove seafile-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove seafile-daemon configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-daemon
Remove seafile-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seafile-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-daemon
Dependencies
seafile-daemon have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libevent-2.1-6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgnutls30
- libjansson4
- libnettle6
- libsearpc1
- libsqlite3-0
- libuuid1
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-daemon package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.