How To Install ledger-autosync on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger-autosync on Kali Linux. ledger-autosync is automated synchronization between OFX providers and ledger files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger-autosync on Kali Linux.

What is ledger-autosync

ledger-autosync is:

ledger-autosync is a program to pull down transactions from your bank and create ledger transactions for them. It is designed to only create transactions that are not already present in your ledger files. This should make it comparable to some of the automated synchronization features available in products like GnuCash, Mint, etc.

There are three methods to install ledger-autosync 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 ledger-autosync Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ledger-autosync

Install ledger-autosync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ledger-autosync

Install ledger-autosync 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 ledger-autosync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ledger-autosync

How To Uninstall ledger-autosync on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ledger-autosync package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ledger-autosync

Uninstall ledger-autosync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ledger-autosync

Remove ledger-autosync Configurations and Data

To remove ledger-autosync configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ledger-autosync

Remove ledger-autosync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ledger-autosync

Dependencies

ledger-autosync have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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