How To Install seafile-daemon 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-daemon on Ubuntu.

What is `seafile-daemon`

seafile-daemon 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 daemon for Seafile.

There are three methods to install seafile-daemon 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-daemon 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-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install seafile-daemon

Install seafile-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install seafile-daemon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install seafile-daemon

Install seafile-daemon 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-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install seafile-daemon

How To Uninstall seafile-daemon on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the seafile-daemon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove seafile-daemon

Uninstall seafile-daemon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall seafile-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-daemon

Remove seafile-daemon Configurations and Data

To remove seafile-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-daemon

Remove seafile-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove seafile-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-daemon

Dependencies

seafile-daemon have the following dependencies:

References

seafile-daemon website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-daemon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.