Synchronize files and folders on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Install FreeFileSync 7.1 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives. FreeFileSync is an open-source folder comparison and synchronization tool for Linux.
It supports binary file comparison, handle symlinks, copy NTFS extended attributes and security permissions, fail-safe file copy, include/exclude file via filter, optimized runtime performance, detailed error reporting and automate as a batch job.
Other features:
- Synchronize network shares and local disks
- Synchronize MTP devices (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera)
- Detect moved and renamed files and folders
- Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
- Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
- Support long file paths with more than 260 characters
- Fail-safe file copy
- Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Install FreeFileSync 7.1 on Linux Ubuntu
FreeFileSync is supported on all major Linux distributions. Official pre-compiled versions are available for:
Ubuntu
Debian
openSUSE
CentOS
FreeFileSync 7.1 on Ubuntu 15.04
Run the following commands in Terminal to install FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 15.04 and derivative systems:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu vivid-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freefilesync
FreeFileSync 7.1 on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint and Derivatives
Run the following commands in Terminal to install FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17 and Derivatives:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu trusty-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freefilesync
If you wish to uninstall and remove the FreeFileSync 7.1 from Linux Ubuntu Systems, run the following command in Terminal:
$ sudo apt-get remove freefilesync