How To Install weresync-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install weresync-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. weresync-doc is incrementally clones running drives (documentation package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install weresync-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is weresync-doc

weresync-doc is:

This package allows you to clone your drive to a target drive. It clones the drive incrementally, so after the first clone it will take a much shorter time. It provides both the “weresync” and “weresync-gui” commands, in order to run the program.

Why use WereSync?

WereSync is accessible to less-technical users. It comes with a simple interface and clone a drive with a single command while your computer is running. No booting to a live disk or pushing through a long initiation process. Unlike dd or CloneZilla, WereSync requires a low level of technical skill and has an easy learning curve

WereSync can run while the your main drive is being used, instead of blocking your computer up for hours at a time

WereSync will incrementally update clones, making subsequent clones much faster.

WereSync works quickly, a single command copies your entire drive, no booting to live CDs or managing MBRs.

WereSync can copy to a smaller drive, provided your drive’s data will fit.

WereSync creates new UUIDs for the new partitions, allowing you to use the old and new drives alongside each other.

This is the documentation package.

There are three methods to install weresync-doc 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 weresync-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install weresync-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install weresync-doc

Install weresync-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install weresync-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install weresync-doc

Install weresync-doc 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 weresync-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weresync-doc

How To Uninstall weresync-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the weresync-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove weresync-doc

Uninstall weresync-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall weresync-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weresync-doc

Remove weresync-doc Configurations and Data

To remove weresync-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge weresync-doc

Remove weresync-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove weresync-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weresync-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install weresync-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.