How To Install csync2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install csync2 on Kali Linux.

What is csync2

csync2 is:

CSYNC2 synchronizes files in a cluster using the rsync-algorithm. It maintains a database of modified files so it is able to handle deletion of files and file modification conflicts.

There are three methods to install csync2 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 csync2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install csync2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install csync2

Install csync2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install csync2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install csync2

Install csync2 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 csync2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install csync2

How To Uninstall csync2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the csync2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove csync2

Uninstall csync2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall csync2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove csync2

Remove csync2 Configurations and Data

To remove csync2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge csync2

Remove csync2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove csync2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csync2

Dependencies

csync2 have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• libc6
• libgnutls30
• librsync2
• netbase

References

• csync2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install csync2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.