How To Install seafile-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-gui on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is seafile-gui
seafile-gui is:
Seafile is an open source cloud storage system with features on privacy protection and teamwork. Collections of files are called libraries, and 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.
There are three methods to install seafile-gui 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-gui 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-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seafile-gui
Install seafile-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seafile-gui
Install seafile-gui 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-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seafile-gui
How To Uninstall seafile-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the seafile-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seafile-gui
Uninstall seafile-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seafile-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-gui
Remove seafile-gui Configurations and Data
To remove seafile-gui configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-gui
Remove seafile-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seafile-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-gui
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-gui package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
