How To Install kbackup on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbackup on Kali Linux.
What is kbackup
kbackup is:
Kbackup is a program that lets you back up any directories or files. It uses an easy to use directory tree to select the things to back up and lets you save your settings in “profile” files. These are simple textfiles containing definitions for directories and files to be included or excluded from the backup process.
There are three methods to install kbackup 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 kbackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kbackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kbackupInstall kbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kbackupInstall kbackup 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kbackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kbackupHow To Uninstall kbackup on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kbackupUninstall kbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kbackupRemove kbackup Configurations and Data
To remove kbackup configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kbackupRemove kbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kbackupDependencies
kbackup have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5archive5
- libkf5completion5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5iconthemes5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiogui5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5service-bin
- libkf5service5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kbackup package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.