How to Install and Uninstall casync Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "casync" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install casync on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall casync on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                casync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the casync package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: casync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2+20201210-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 526
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.32.0), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libudev1 (>= 183), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/casync/casync_2+20201210-1_amd64.deb
Size: 175352
MD5sum: 90b58407f632441eaf6e16dea6f6f8b8
SHA1: d453426bd2d70729423a993ffa581e4cf2fe561f
SHA256: cf66b7236df0f4cae973067cc2741d11afb4dfcf8dd678a49d2d81a62fbe4587
SHA512: 0baf5e9ffd046e5bd23094fb6b312a1aa99474adce8962c238ce2254fb0351382f23b92dd32ef521eca64fbbef0d29f214a1f0e3457e1d888bb3d4056ddf9108
Homepage: https://github.com/systemd/casync
Description-en: content addressable data synchronizer
casync is
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1. A combination of the rsync algorithm and content-addressable storage
2. An efficient way to store and retrieve multiple related versions of
large file systems or directory trees
3. An efficient way to deliver and update OS and container images over
the Internet
4. An efficient backup system
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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.
Description-md5: ab026792195c559e115a3d61f539ad47