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title: Rclone installation note
tags: [notes, ' rclone', ' install']

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tags: notes, install, rclone
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# Rclone installation note
- env :  linux/x86_64/bash
- link : [kmo/notes_rclone_install](https://hackmd.io/@kmo/notes_rclone_install)
- 說明 :  
rclone 安裝筆記，適用大部分 Linux 系統  
rclone 是 go 語言撰寫，編譯好後可直接執行  
所以除了透過 [Package Manger 安裝](#Package-Manager)、[使用 singularity 容器](#Container)  
也可選擇 [手動安裝](#Manual-Installation) rclone 作者編譯好的檔案使用 

# Package Manager

- install rclone through package manager

## apt-get (Ubuntu/Debian)

- install 
```bash=
# download rclone deb
curl -O https://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.deb

# install deb
sudo apt-get -y install ./rclone-current-linux-amd64.deb

# clean deb
rm rclone-current-linux-amd64.deb
```

- uninstall 
```bash=
sudo apt-get -y remove rclone
```

## yum (RHEL/CentOS)
- install
```bash=
sudo yum -y install https://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.rpm
```
- uninstall
```bash=
sudo yum -y remove rclone
```

## pacman (Arch Linux/Manjaro Linux)
- install rclone through arch linux [community repo](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/rclone) 
- install
```bash=
sudo pacman -S rclone
```
- uninstall
```bash=
sudo pacman -Rs rclone
```

## conda (Linux)
- install rclone through [conda-forge channel](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/rclone)
- install
```bash=
conda create --name rclone_env --channel conda-forge rclone
```
- use 
```bash=
conda activate rclone_env
```
- uninstall
```bash=
conda remove --name rclone_env --all
```

# Container
- required command : singularity
- pull image
```bash=
singularity build rclone.sif docker://rclone/rclone:latest
```
- use
```bash=
singularity exec rclone.sif rclone
```
- remove
```bash=
rm rclone.sif
```

# Manual Installation
- required command : unzip
- install to ~/rclone
```bash=
# change directory to /tmp
cd /tmp

# download
curl -O https://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip

# unzip
unzip rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip

# install rclone in /home/$USER/rclone/bin
mkdir -p ~/rclone/bin
mv rclone-*-linux-amd64/rclone ~/rclone/bin

# install rclone manpage in /home/$USER/rclone/man
mkdir -p ~/rclone/man/man1
mv rclone-*-linux-amd64/rclone.1 ~/rclone/man/man1

# add rclone path to environment variable
cat << EOF >> ~/.bash_profile
PATH=~/rclone/bin:\$PATH #_rclone_path_#
EOF

# clean
rm rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip
rm -r rclone-*-linux-amd64
```

- logout (Ctrl+D or exit) and login for initializing ~/.bash_profile
- check installation success
```bash=
rclone help
man rclone
```

- uninstall
```bash=
# remove rclone
rm -r ~/rclone

# remove rclone_path in ~/.bash_profile
sed -i '/#_rclone_path_#/d' ~/.bash_profile
```

# Remove rclone config
```bash=
rm ~/.rclone.conf
```

# Support Matrix
- latest precompiled rclone [support matrix](https://rclone.org/downloads)

![](https://i.imgur.com/PkbyjKz.png)


# reference
- rclone
  - https://rclone.org/downloads
  - https://rclone.org/install.sh
  - https://rclone.org/install
- conda
  - https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/rclone
  - https://github.com/conda-forge/rclone-feedstock
- arch linux
  - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta
- singularity
  - https://sylabs.io/docs

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