How To Install cvsd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cvsd

cvsd is:

cvsd is a wrapper program for cvs in pserver mode. it will run ‘cvs pserver’ under a special uid/gid in a chroot jail. cvsd is run as a daemon and is controlled through a configuration file. It is relatively easy to configure and provides tools for setting up a rootjail.

This server can be useful if you want to run a public cvs pserver. You should however be aware of the security limitations of running a cvs pserver. If you want any kind of authentication you should really consider using secure shell as a secure authentication mechanism and transport. Passwords used with cvs pserver are transmitted in plaintext.

You should probably disable the pserver from the cvs package.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cvsd

Install cvsd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cvsd

Install cvsd 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 cvsd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cvsd

How To Uninstall cvsd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cvsd

Uninstall cvsd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvsd

Remove cvsd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cvsd

Remove cvsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvsd

Dependencies

cvsd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf
• cvs
• adduser
• lsb-base

References

• cvsd website

Summary

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