How To Install syncevolution-http 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 syncevolution-http on Ubuntu.
What is syncevolution-http
syncevolution-http is:
SyncEvolution synchronizes contact, calendar and task items via SyncML and CalDAV/CardDAV with other servers or devices. It uses the Evolution Data Server to sync PIM data in Evolution, but a plain file storage is also supported. Data exchange can happen via HTTP(S) and Bluetooth. Full, one-way and incremental synchronization of items are supported. SyncEvolution can act as a SyncML/DAV client and SyncML server.
This package provides a python script to make SyncEvolution act as a HTTP(S) server for other SyncML clients.
There are three methods to install syncevolution-http 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 syncevolution-http Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install syncevolution-http using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncevolution-http
Install syncevolution-http Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncevolution-http using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncevolution-http
Install syncevolution-http 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 syncevolution-http using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncevolution-http
How To Uninstall syncevolution-http on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the syncevolution-http package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncevolution-http
Uninstall syncevolution-http And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncevolution-http and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncevolution-http
Remove syncevolution-http Configurations and Data
To remove syncevolution-http configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncevolution-http
Remove syncevolution-http configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncevolution-http configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncevolution-http
Dependencies
syncevolution-http have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncevolution-http package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.