How To Install chiark-backup on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-backup on Kali Linux.

What is chiark-backup

chiark-backup is:

These are the backup scripts used by chiark.greenend.org.uk and other systems belonging to the Sinister Greenend Organisation. Features:

• Suitable for single systems and small networks.
• Reasonably simple; they do what you tell it to.
• Hard failures when individual systems fail, to encourage fixing ! If you have a larger site you may wish to look at Amanda.

There are three methods to install chiark-backup 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 chiark-backup Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install chiark-backup

Install chiark-backup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chiark-backup

Install chiark-backup 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 chiark-backup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chiark-backup

How To Uninstall chiark-backup on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chiark-backup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chiark-backup

Uninstall chiark-backup And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chiark-backup

Remove chiark-backup Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge chiark-backup

Remove chiark-backup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chiark-backup

Dependencies

chiark-backup have the following dependencies:

• chiark-rwbuffer
• chiark-utils-bin

References

• chiark-backup website

Summary

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