How To Install grsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is grsync

grsync is:

grsync is a simple graphical interface using GTK2 for the rsync command line program. It currently supports only a limited set of the most important rsync features, but can be used effectively for local directory synchronization.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grsync

Install grsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grsync

Install grsync 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 grsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grsync

How To Uninstall grsync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove grsync

Uninstall grsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grsync

Remove grsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grsync

Remove grsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grsync

Dependencies

grsync have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libpango-1.0-0
• rsync

References

• grsync website

Summary

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