How to Install and Uninstall rsync Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "rsync" package

This tutorial shows how to install rsync on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "rsync" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall rsync on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the rsync package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.3-4ubuntu1
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 (>= 2.33), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libxxhash0 (>= 0.7.1), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server, python3
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.2.3-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 325724
MD5sum: 1af1cb4f57050a8238223152cfadd6d9
SHA1: 375e0dc5c9a154af1549cefccf5ca13a28a42c27
SHA256: c408d22679e896a1157ff3e986ef4fe958b3c706878277f4858b2c744eef0627
SHA512: 59903525523ebea0e286cdfe5e62b0a516e6297118a311be99d8cfe9f03e421bb3bf3e2f39ff193ac6d2e2aa13103b0e0311487e46be6ee35b982bccbbb48ccf
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.
.
It is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an improved copy
command for everyday use.
.
This package provides both the rsync command line tool and optional
daemon functionality.
Description-md5: 3bf40f318d2abfed74fa472aaff46d5f
Task: standard