How To Install casync on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install casync on Kali Linux. casync is content addressable data synchronizer

Introduction

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

What is casync

casync is:

casync is

  1. A combination of the rsync algorithm and content-addressable storage
  2. An efficient way to store and retrieve multiple related versions of large file systems or directory trees
  3. An efficient way to deliver and update OS and container images over the Internet
  4. An efficient backup system

casync uses well-known concepts implemented in a variety of other projects (primarily git and rsync), and puts them together in a moderately new, nice way.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install casync

Install casync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install casync

Install casync 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 casync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install casync

How To Uninstall casync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove casync

Uninstall casync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove casync

Remove casync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge casync

Remove casync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge casync

Dependencies

casync have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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