How To Install rdiff-backup-fs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs on Kali Linux.

What is rdiff-backup-fs

rdiff-backup-fs is:

rdiff-backup-fs is a filesystem in userspace that reads rdiff-backup archives and provides convenient access for different revisions of the copied files and directories.

There are three methods to install rdiff-backup-fs on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rdiff-backup-fs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rdiff-backup-fs

Install rdiff-backup-fs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rdiff-backup-fs

Install rdiff-backup-fs Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdiff-backup-fs

How To Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rdiff-backup-fs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rdiff-backup-fs

Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rdiff-backup-fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdiff-backup-fs

Remove rdiff-backup-fs Configurations and Data

To remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rdiff-backup-fs

Remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rdiff-backup-fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdiff-backup-fs

Dependencies

rdiff-backup-fs have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfuse2
• zlib1g

References

• rdiff-backup-fs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.