How to Install and Uninstall rsync Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "rsync" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rsync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall rsync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rsync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3
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: 692
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.46-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), base-files (>= 4.0.1)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server
Breaks: duplicity (<< 0.6.11)
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 328514
MD5sum: af883cdc62111ef9f5c57a370b19b8b5
SHA1: 53735a57e73ded0993047d93434b8dec8a7eaade
SHA256: 9c1fe708299bd95dca3c92d7c8f41c58662d5de280f3788dca096916fe1bc2b4
SHA512: fcbcc99e4963908e044f5d6ddf988d45997228a91bc7f7b593b13ee4943e11fc2f5f9f737550d59b8cea9f8223007da1f6de03fb7bb0de71d4c8b716b1eebdfc
Homepage: http://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, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: rsync
Priority: standard
Section: net
Installed-Size: 680
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.1.1-3ubuntu1
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.46-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), base-files (>= 4.0.1)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server
Breaks: duplicity (<< 0.6.11)
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.1.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 324680
MD5sum: c856c6f0ced17498b62cd5222918e2e0
SHA1: 685189771484206e358358df31a76c0101a379cb
SHA256: 36c6db6077edac29aac48c46b6b37dd84e9c8cd5165ad6c3f49690e059b2bff0
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
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://rsync.samba.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk