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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "zsync" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zsync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall zsync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zsync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zsync package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: zsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.2-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Lemmen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 220
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/z/zsync/zsync_0.6.2-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 77248
MD5sum: 360e8bacd1eb10f85fa55f06d6072e60
SHA1: 36bf65258964a6e319e3ef1c40fee02045eb748c
SHA256: abe0e8d49e237682c51dd83006d6861cfc5d35abc30b4316afb94ca8ea9f5178
SHA512: 3dbadefa7898d01d2fb8e5a601cda69b2bf013a3004af9c3ffd05a590b82e8ea68764723ecbdf7b48452193efafbaa22fa96d0e8d8842b6985d4e2b56d5958c8
Homepage: http://zsync.moria.org.uk/
Description-en: client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
zsync is a file transfer program to download files from
remote web servers. If a previous version of a file is available
locally, zsync will only download changed parts and hereby
minimise the download volume. The algorithm is the same as used
by rsync(1), but zsync does not require any server software
(apart from a web server), nor does it need shell access.
Instead, it uses a control file (.zsync file) that describes the
file to be downloaded, which it uses to determine the blocks to
fetch. This file is created once on the server (and not for each
request) and sits next to actual file to download
Description-md5: 55c7895466b4c20f2f56e9be9a5d33c4
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop