How To Install syncthing on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing on Debian 12.
What is syncthing
syncthing is:
Syncthing is an application that lets you synchronize your files across multiple devices. This means the creation, modification or deletion of files on one machine will automatically be replicated to your other devices. Syncthing does not upload your data to the cloud but exchanges your data across your machines as soon as they are online at the same time.
This package contains the main binary: syncthing.
There are three methods to install syncthing on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install syncthing Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install syncthing using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncthing
Install syncthing Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncthing using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncthing
Install syncthing 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 syncthing using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncthing
How To Uninstall syncthing on Debian 12
To uninstall only the syncthing package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncthing
Uninstall syncthing And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncthing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncthing
Remove syncthing Configurations and Data
To remove syncthing configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncthing
Remove syncthing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncthing configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncthing
Dependencies
syncthing have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
