How To Install backuppc-rsync on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc-rsync on Kali Linux. backuppc-rsync is patched rsync for BackupPC version 4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install backuppc-rsync on Kali Linux.

What is backuppc-rsync

backuppc-rsync is:

rsync-bpc (as it is called upstream) is a patched variant of rsync that has been developed specifically for server-side use with BackupPC (https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc) version 4. It extends the normal rsync so that it understands BackupPC 4’s internal data structures on disk and can directly write to it.

You do neither need to use nor to install this package manually. It is pulled in as dependency where needed.

It is also no problem to install it in parallel with the normal rsync as it does not install any binary in the common search path ($PATH), just in a dedicated directory under /usr/libexec/.

In terms of functionality it replaces the less performant Perl module File::RsyncP (package libfile-rsyncp-perl) which was used by BackupPC version 3 on the server side.

There are three methods to install backuppc-rsync 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 backuppc-rsync Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install backuppc-rsync

Install backuppc-rsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install backuppc-rsync

Install backuppc-rsync 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 backuppc-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backuppc-rsync

How To Uninstall backuppc-rsync on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the backuppc-rsync package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove backuppc-rsync

Uninstall backuppc-rsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backuppc-rsync

Remove backuppc-rsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge backuppc-rsync

Remove backuppc-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backuppc-rsync

Dependencies

backuppc-rsync have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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