[SOLVED] RSYNC – Uninstall?

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  • December 30, 2021 at 6:24 am #74095
    Anonymous

      Good Day folks,

      I don’t really sync directories, or use rsync, grsync, zsync and was wondering if these packages are system critical.

      Can I uninstall these packages without breaking my OS?

      Thank You,
      fatboy

      December 30, 2021 at 6:51 am #74096
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        The command

        apt-cache rdepend rsync

        will tell you which packages rely on the rsync package. OOTB these packages depend on rsync:

        antix-user
        luckybackup
        grsync
        cli-installer-antix

        It is also used by the persist-save program in the live system. I would not remove rsync unless you have a very compelling reason to do so. It’s a standard tool that developers may assume is available. There may be other packages using it that aren’t listed above.

        Context is worth 80 IQ points -- Alan Kay

        December 30, 2021 at 9:25 am #74102
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          Hey Bitjam,

          Thank you for the feedback. I am no developer, so I doubt that I will ever use rsync. Anyway, I guess I will leave rsync installed for now. I have, however, uninstalled grsync, since I don’t use it.

          I have checked out the packages listed in

          sudo apt-cache rdepends rsync

          The only packages I have that is critical is antix-user, so due to this, I can’t uninstall rsync

          Topic is solved

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