How To Install casync on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install casync on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is casync
casync is:
casync is
- A combination of the rsync algorithm and content-addressable storage
- An efficient way to store and retrieve multiple related versions of large file systems or directory trees
- An efficient way to deliver and update OS and container images over the Internet
- An efficient backup system
casync uses well-known concepts implemented in a variety of other projects (primarily git and rsync), and puts them together in a moderately new, nice way.
There are three methods to install casync on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install casync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install casync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install casync
Install casync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install casync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install casync
Install casync 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 casync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install casync
How To Uninstall casync on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the casync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove casync
Uninstall casync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall casync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove casync
Remove casync Configurations and Data
To remove casync configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge casync
Remove casync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove casync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge casync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install casync package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
