How To Install boxbackup-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-server on Kali Linux.
What is boxbackup-server
BoxBackup is an automatic on-line backup system. The server waits for connections from remote clients, authenticates them via X.509 certificates and stores the encrypted data on hard drives with optional RAID techniques. It also supports versions historization and per-user quotas.
There are three ways to install boxbackup-server 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 boxbackup-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install boxbackup-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install boxbackup-server
Install boxbackup-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install boxbackup-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install boxbackup-server
Install boxbackup-server Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 boxbackup-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install boxbackup-server
How To Uninstall boxbackup-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the boxbackup-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove boxbackup-server
Uninstall boxbackup-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall boxbackup-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove boxbackup-server
Remove boxbackup-server Configurations and Data
To remove boxbackup-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge boxbackup-server
Remove boxbackup-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove boxbackup-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boxbackup-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boxbackup-server using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.