How to Install and Uninstall rsync Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "rsync" package

This tutorial shows how to install rsync on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rsync" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall rsync on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsync package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 678
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), libpopt0 (>= 1.14)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7_amd64.deb
Size: 322180
MD5sum: 9f8c1d060c44f0456f1ec3a01bc0ba07
SHA1: a058d7776503b7b2d118a58d4999346381ef3466
SHA256: 272c2377df80d037eeaa7af2fcbde7d31c25d807b7e889fc0a90fe8bb83f6263
SHA512: 01f156526a6a1c51238a26b2940ea15ca8727473f4e07d8b82f6da50de6d27e8854d476c583ed6809436f2df0e7c9892be32684b0310127b8b4bda3d51ba8a1f
Homepage: https://rsync.samba.org/
Description: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Description-md5: 3bf40f318d2abfed74fa472aaff46d5f
Task: standard

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 677
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), libpopt0 (>= 1.14)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb
Size: 321584
MD5sum: 36633083e305100360d9c6dd529574ad
SHA1: 9e0d7fbc4f3685040331a28f885bc736ec55878c
SHA256: 9f2404443bd5bd2e31be2f84b01f7aa03a69141f883bc513c0701e043acb5936
SHA512: afb72151466215284bef25b2006379e387c0a93cc2aec1a15e773e0443f177166ef2738e9373132af629307f06565167f769ec609e8ace18e6b9041c5c96763d
Homepage: https://rsync.samba.org/
Description: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Description-md5: 3bf40f318d2abfed74fa472aaff46d5f
Task: standard

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1.3-8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 680
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), libpopt0 (>= 1.14)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.1.3-8_amd64.deb
Size: 321828
MD5sum: 4271dbc70b0e7022c96c32d5ef945fac
SHA1: 761e7dedc19bd42f078244d27b128a99ec7ad6a3
SHA256: a51e91e2e17943772cc50ba80a894e9be7e8149c6af0bf7383d777c4ca26bce3
Homepage: https://rsync.samba.org/
Description: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Description-md5: 3bf40f318d2abfed74fa472aaff46d5f
Task: standard