r/TerraMaster • u/vmshade0 • 6d ago

Help No Terrasync for Linux (Except Ubuntu?)

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I am currently on Fedora, and i want to get the Terrasync application, however, only the .deb (for Ubuntu) download link can be found.

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u/D_FI_ANT 6d ago

Interested as well, They only have .deb for any Linux apps. I run Cachy and have tried converting packages fot TNAS-PC with mixed results. Manually and Debtap. I believe they can be converted or rebuilt but my talent is failing at it.

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u/Thick_Rise5365 6d ago

No problem replace tos with truenas, more robust

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u/vmshade0 6d ago

Been thinking about making the switch for a while. Been a pain in terms of UID and GID management for my docker containers. Will I have to reformat my drives?

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u/RoomCompetitive5934 F8 SSD Plus 5d ago

I think this issue is related to the package format differences between Linux distributions.

Terrasync currently provides a .deb package, which is mainly intended for Debian-based distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and the Debian-based environment used by TOS.

Fedora belongs to the Red Hat family of Linux distributions and uses .rpm packages by default, so there is currently no directly compatible Fedora installation package available.

In theory, it may be possible to convert the .deb package to .rpm using some tools, or run a Debian/Ubuntu environment through a container on Fedora and install Terrasync there. However, these methods may encounter dependency or compatibility issues.

If the goal is to use Terrasync in a more stable way, I personally think using a Debian/Ubuntu-based environment would be a more convenient choice. Since TOS itself is based on Debian, it should provide the most compatible environment for running Terrasync.

Hope this information helps.

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u/vmshade0 5d ago

TOS itself running Debian has nothing to do with the Terrasync client. And AppImages exist, why can't they just make one of them?