How to Install and Uninstall rsync Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "rsync" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install rsync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rsync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.3-2ubuntu1
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: 681
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: lsb-base, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libxxhash0 (>= 0.7.1), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.8), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server, python3
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.2.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 321188
MD5sum: 45c8522cd1c2593b86c153c6596a13ce
SHA1: cf5b1a614b17caacdf9540d3eaef656d902c919a
SHA256: 9f1cb7b255b464c414dbeda7cba42160684c06727f3fef071c266fa32007e7aa
SHA512: 7d6b65d1778fab2dde7e1d84318afd8305b71033d9b4a713b3510e620f7ef644d28e7cb1ce3c5346846ce2413b241597a06036c96e4e690aa22c32e01c922802
Homepage: https://rsync.samba.org/
Description-en: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
rsync is a fast and versatile file-copying tool which can copy locally
and to/from a remote host. It offers many options to control its behavior,
and its remote-update protocol can minimize network traffic to make
transferring updates between machines fast and efficient.
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It is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an improved copy
command for everyday use.
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This package provides both the rsync command line tool and optional
daemon functionality.
Description-md5: 3bf40f318d2abfed74fa472aaff46d5f
Task: standard