Complete Guide: Installing dvcs-autosync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2025

1. Install "dvcs-autosync" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dvcs-autosync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dvcs-autosync" package

Learn how to uninstall dvcs-autosync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dvcs-autosync package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dvcs-autosync
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 116
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rene Mayrhofer
Architecture: all
Version: 0.5+nmu1
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), python-pyinotify, python-xmpp
Recommends: python-notify
Filename: pool/universe/d/dvcs-autosync/dvcs-autosync_0.5+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 32754
MD5sum: 1566ea8ba41ea201b147c050d2a8f099
SHA1: e1b565886f4186fbd98f2650a7331e6041b53f2a
SHA256: f2e0eb02da24d4173def97513bac74f2c6139df04122d6f5824089cf7dea7218
Description-en: Automatically synchronize distributed version control repositories
dvcs-autosync is an open source replacement for Dropbox/Wuala/Box.net/etc.
based on distributed version control systems (DVCS). It offers nearly
instantaneous mutual updates when a file is added or changed on one side but
with the added benefit of (local, distributed) versioning and that it does
not rely on a centralized service provider, but can be used with any DVCS
hosting option including a completely separate server.
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Synchronization of directories is based on DVCS repositories. Git is used for
main development and is being tested most thoroughly as the backend storage,
but other DVCS such as Mercurial are also supported. dvcs-autosync is
comparable to SparkleShare in terms of overall aim, but takes a more
minimalistic approach. A single Python script monitors the configured
directory for live changes, commits these changes to the DVCS (such as git)
and synchronizes with other instances using XMPP messages.
Description-md5: 93a8bbfb1921b78aec7c0e02d5ddcdd0
Homepage: http://www.mayrhofer.eu.org/dvcs-autosync
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu