How To Install seafile-cli on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-cli on Ubuntu.
What is seafile-cli
seafile-cli is:
Seafile is a file syncing and sharing software with file encryption and group sharing, emphasis on reliability and high performance.
Seafile is an open source cloud storage system with privacy protection and teamwork features. Collections of files are called libraries. Each library can be synced separately. A library can also be encrypted with a user chosen password. Seafile also allows users to create groups and easily sharing files into groups.
This package contains the client CLI for Seafile.
There are three methods to install seafile-cli on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install seafile-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install seafile-cli
Install seafile-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install seafile-cli
Install seafile-cli Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install seafile-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install seafile-cli
How To Uninstall seafile-cli on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the seafile-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove seafile-cli
Uninstall seafile-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall seafile-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-cli
Remove seafile-cli Configurations and Data
To remove seafile-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-cli
Remove seafile-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove seafile-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-cli
Dependencies
seafile-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-cli package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.