How To Install ftpsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ftpsync

ftpsync is:

ftpsync is the preferred tool for maintaining a Debian mirror. It tries to make updates as smooth as possible, without the clients experiencing half updated mirrors. It supports partial mirrors by architecture.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ftpsync

Install ftpsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ftpsync

Install ftpsync 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 ftpsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftpsync

How To Uninstall ftpsync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ftpsync

Uninstall ftpsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftpsync

Remove ftpsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ftpsync

Remove ftpsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftpsync

Dependencies

ftpsync have the following dependencies:

• default-mta
• rsync

References

• ftpsync website

Summary

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