How To Install csync2 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csync2
on Kali Linux.
What is csync2
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 ways 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 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csync2
using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.