How To Install bacula-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-common on Kali Linux. bacula-common is network backup service - common support files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-common on Kali Linux.

What is bacula-common

bacula-common is:

Bacula is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of data across a network of computers of different kinds.

This package provides files that are useful for other Bacula packages.

There are three methods to install bacula-common 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 bacula-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-common

Install bacula-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bacula-common

Install bacula-common 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 bacula-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-common

How To Uninstall bacula-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bacula-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bacula-common

Uninstall bacula-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-common

Remove bacula-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-common

Remove bacula-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-common

Dependencies

bacula-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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