How to Install and Uninstall rsync.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "rsync.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install rsync.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                rsync.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rsync.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rsync.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                rsync.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsync.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1:47:44 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : rsync
Version : 3.1.3
Release : 14.el8_6.3
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 408 k
Source : rsync-3.1.3-14.el8_6.3.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : A program for synchronizing files over a network
URL : http://rsync.samba.org/
License : GPLv3+
Description : Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into
: sync very quickly. Rsync is fast because it just sends the differences
: in the files over the network instead of sending the complete
: files. Rsync is often used as a very powerful mirroring process or
: just as a more capable replacement for the rcp command. A technical
: report which describes the rsync algorithm is included in this
: package.