How To Install syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux. syncthing-relaysrv is decentralized file synchronization - relay server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux.

What is syncthing-relaysrv

syncthing-relaysrv is:

Syncthing is an application that lets you synchronize your files across multiple devices. This means the creation, modification or deletion of files on one machine will automatically be replicated to your other devices. Syncthing does not upload your data to the cloud but exchanges your data across your machines as soon as they are online at the same time.

Syncthing relies on a network of community-contributed relay servers. Anyone can run a relay server, and it will automatically join the relay pool and be available to Syncthing users.

This package contains the relay server binary: strelaysrv.

There are three methods to install syncthing-relaysrv 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 syncthing-relaysrv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install syncthing-relaysrv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install syncthing-relaysrv

Install syncthing-relaysrv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install syncthing-relaysrv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install syncthing-relaysrv

Install syncthing-relaysrv 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 syncthing-relaysrv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syncthing-relaysrv

How To Uninstall syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the syncthing-relaysrv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syncthing-relaysrv

Uninstall syncthing-relaysrv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncthing-relaysrv

Remove syncthing-relaysrv Configurations and Data

To remove syncthing-relaysrv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syncthing-relaysrv

Remove syncthing-relaysrv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove syncthing-relaysrv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncthing-relaysrv

Dependencies

syncthing-relaysrv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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