How To Install z-push 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 z-push on Ubuntu.
What is z-push
z-push is:
Z-Push is an implementation of the ActiveSync protocol which is used ‘over-the-air’ for multi platform ActiveSync devices, including Windows Mobile, iPhone, Sony Ericsson and Nokia mobile devices. With Z-Push any groupware can be connected and synced with these devices.
This is a metapackage depending on packages providing the basic syncronisation functionality.
There are three methods to install z-push 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 z-push Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install z-push using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install z-push
Install z-push Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install z-push using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install z-push
Install z-push 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 z-push using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install z-push
How To Uninstall z-push on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the z-push package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove z-push
Uninstall z-push And Its Dependencies
To uninstall z-push and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove z-push
Remove z-push Configurations and Data
To remove z-push configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge z-push
Remove z-push configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove z-push configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge z-push
Dependencies
z-push have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install z-push package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.