How To Install btrbk on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install btrbk on Kali Linux.

What is btrbk

btrbk is:

Backup tool for btrfs subvolumes, using a configuration file, allows creation of backups from multiple sources to multiple destinations, with ssh and flexible retention policy support (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly).

There are three methods to install btrbk 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 btrbk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install btrbk

Install btrbk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install btrbk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install btrbk

Install btrbk 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 btrbk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install btrbk

How To Uninstall btrbk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the btrbk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove btrbk

Uninstall btrbk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrbk

Remove btrbk Configurations and Data

To remove btrbk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge btrbk

Remove btrbk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrbk

Dependencies

btrbk have the following dependencies:

• perl
• btrfs-progs

References

• btrbk website

Summary

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