How To Install git-annex-remote-rclone on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-annex-remote-rclone on Kali Linux. git-annex-remote-rclone is rclone-based git annex special remote

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-annex-remote-rclone on Kali Linux.

What is git-annex-remote-rclone

git-annex-remote-rclone is:

This is a wrapper around rclone to make any destination supported by rclone usable with git-annex.

Cloud storage providers supported by rclone currently include:

  • Google Drive
  • Amazon S3
  • Openstack Swift / Rackspace cloud files / Memset Memstore
  • Dropbox
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Microsoft One Drive
  • Hubic
  • Backblaze B2
  • Yandex Disk

Note: although Amazon Cloud Drive support is implemented, it is broken ATM see https://github.com/DanielDent/git-annex-remote-rclone/issues/22 .

There are three methods to install git-annex-remote-rclone 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 git-annex-remote-rclone Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install git-annex-remote-rclone using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git-annex-remote-rclone

Install git-annex-remote-rclone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-annex-remote-rclone using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-annex-remote-rclone

Install git-annex-remote-rclone 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 git-annex-remote-rclone using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-annex-remote-rclone

How To Uninstall git-annex-remote-rclone on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-annex-remote-rclone package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-annex-remote-rclone

Uninstall git-annex-remote-rclone And Its Dependencies

To uninstall git-annex-remote-rclone and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-annex-remote-rclone

Remove git-annex-remote-rclone Configurations and Data

To remove git-annex-remote-rclone configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-annex-remote-rclone

Remove git-annex-remote-rclone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-annex-remote-rclone configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-annex-remote-rclone

Dependencies

git-annex-remote-rclone have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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