How To Install syncthing-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-gtk
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is syncthing-gtk
syncthing-gtk is:
A GTK3-based GUI for Syncthing that supports:
- Adding / editing / deleting nodes
- Adding / editing / deleting repositories
- Restart / shutdown server
- Editing daemon settings
- Quick initial configuration using a wizard
It also provides desktop integration with various file managers (Nautilus, Nemo and Caja) as well as with the desktop environment in the form of an app indicator.
There are three methods to install syncthing-gtk
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install syncthing-gtk 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-gtk
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncthing-gtk
Install syncthing-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncthing-gtk
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncthing-gtk
Install syncthing-gtk 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 syncthing-gtk
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncthing-gtk
How To Uninstall syncthing-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the syncthing-gtk
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncthing-gtk
Uninstall syncthing-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncthing-gtk
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncthing-gtk
Remove syncthing-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove syncthing-gtk
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncthing-gtk
Remove syncthing-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncthing-gtk
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncthing-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-gtk
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.