Why is there no Version of freefilesync for Ubuntu 18.04 or KDE 18.04 LTS?

When I make executing the lines above I have the following line in the

freefilesync-ubuntu-ffs-bionic.list

But running then apt-get update gives the following ERROR:

Fehl:7 bionic Release 404 Not Found [IE: Das Depot » bionic Release« enthält keine Release-Datei.
N: Eine Aktualisierung von solch einem Depot kann nicht auf eine sichere Art durchgeführt werden, daher ist es standardmäßig deaktiviert.
N: Weitere Details zur Erzeugung von Paketdepots sowie zu deren Benutzerkonfiguration finden Sie in der Handbuchseite apt-secure(8).
P: 91.189.95.83 80]

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3 Answers

You have two options here:

• Use FreeFileSync 9.2 from getdeb.net (for obsolete Ubuntu 17.04) - add repository, install package then remove repository:

  sudo add-apt-repository "deb zesty-getdeb apps"
  sudo wget -q -O- | sudo apt-key add -
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install freefilesync
  sudo add-apt-repository -r "deb zesty-getdeb apps"

• Download FreeFileSync 10.3 archive from official site, extract it, create necessary shortcuts (.desktop-files), add to PATH variable, and enjoy:

  # 1. Create ~/Software folder and download here
  mkdir ~/Software
  cd ~/Software
  xdg-open
  # save to ~/Software
  # if it don't work - click on "Download FreeFileSync 10.3 Linux 64-bit"
  #xdg-open
  # extract the program
  tar -xf FreeFileSync_10.3_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz
  cd FreeFileSync
  # extract icons
  unzip Resources.zip FreeFileSync.png RealTimeSync.png
  mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
  mv {FreeFileSync,RealTimeSync}.png ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
  # 2. Create shortcuts for current user
  mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications/
  cat > ~/.local/share/applications/freefilesync.desktop << EOF
  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=FreeFileSync
  Comment=Keep files and folders synchronized
  Exec=FreeFileSync %f
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  Icon=FreeFileSync
  MimeType=application/x-freefilesync-ffs;application/x-freefilesync-batch
  Categories=Utility;FileTools;GTK;
  StartupWMClass=FreeFileSync
  StartupNotify=true
  EOF
  cat > ~/.local/share/applications/realtimesync.desktop << EOF
  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=RealtimeSync
  Comment=Start synchronization in real time
  Exec=RealTimeSync %f
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  Icon=RealTimeSync
  Categories=Utility;FileTools;GTK;
  MimeType=application/x-freefilesync-real
  StartupNotify=true
  EOF
  # add it to PATH
  echo "PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Software/FreeFileSync" >> ~/.bashrc
  echo "PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Software/FreeFileSync" >> ~/.profile
  source ~/.bashrc

then logout, log-in again and you will be able to use both FreeFileSync and RealTimeSync.

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EDIT

1. Download Linux version from: tar.gz file

2. Extract from tar.gzin File Manager using right button, 'extract here'. In terminal go to extraction folder cd FreeFileSync_11.6_Linux/; or locate tar.gz in terminal and extract with

   tar xzvf FreeFileTab

3. Run script ./FreeFileSync_11.XX_Install.run (wait)

4. Win free to open

5. Right-click in icon to add to favorites (menu)

OLD - not necessary

3. In terminal (go to), cd Downloads, and move extracted:

   sudo mv FreeFileSync_10.24_Linux/FreeFileSync/ /opt/

4. Symlink (unfortunately it does not work with FreeFileSync file), so the binary must be chosen manually. In this case 64 bits (other option: FreeFileSync_i686)

   sudo ln -s /opt/FreeFileSync/Bin/FreeFileSync_x86_64 /usr/bin/FreeFileSync

5. Create .desktop file

   cat >$HOME/.local/share/applications/freefilesync.desktop <<'EOL'
   [Desktop Entry]
   Comment=Keep files and folders synchronized
   Type=Application
   Terminal=false
   Icon=/opt/FreeFileSync/Resources/FreeFileSync.png
   Name=FreeFileSync
   Exec=FreeFileSync %F
   EOL

6. Create modifier of favorite-apps (left menu in ubuntu) with name of created .desktop

   cat >addToMenu.sh <<'EOL'
   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   STATE=`gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps`
   STATE=$(sed 's/]/,'\ \'freefilesync.desktop\'']/g' <<< $STATE)
   gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "${STATE}"
   EOL

7. Modify favorite-apps

    sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions bash addToMenu.sh

(tested in ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04)

The depot " bionic Release" does not contain a release file.

There is no package for Ubuntu Bionic (18.04) in this PPA

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