How To Install gadmin-rsync-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-rsync-dbg on Kali Linux. gadmin-rsync-dbg is GTK+ configuration tool for rsync (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-rsync-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is gadmin-rsync-dbg

gadmin-rsync-dbg is:

gadmin-rsync is an easy to use GTK+ frontend for the rsync server.

Feature:

  • Multiple backup sets that can be scheduled to run at specific times via cron.
  • Each of these backup sets can contain multiple remote or local data backups.
  • Backup sets that are started via cron schedules will generate log files for each of the data backups in the backup sets.
  • The backup logfiles will have the same names as the individual backup sets.
  • Individual backup sets can be run manually and the progress can be viewed in the progress tab.
  • Remote backups are fully automatic, differential and encrypted.
  • Keys are created for each host, uploaded and then installed on the remote hosts using a combination of ssh-keygen/scp and ssh.
  • Makes remote synchronizations scheduleable.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install gadmin-rsync-dbg 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 gadmin-rsync-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gadmin-rsync-dbg

Install gadmin-rsync-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-rsync-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gadmin-rsync-dbg

Install gadmin-rsync-dbg 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 gadmin-rsync-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gadmin-rsync-dbg

How To Uninstall gadmin-rsync-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gadmin-rsync-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gadmin-rsync-dbg

Uninstall gadmin-rsync-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gadmin-rsync-dbg

Remove gadmin-rsync-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove gadmin-rsync-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gadmin-rsync-dbg

Remove gadmin-rsync-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gadmin-rsync-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gadmin-rsync-dbg

Dependencies

gadmin-rsync-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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