How To Install libclsync-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsync-dev on Kali Linux. libclsync-dev is development files for libclsync

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsync-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libclsync-dev

libclsync-dev is:

Clsync recursively watches for source directory and executes external program to sync the changes. Clsync is adapted to use together with rsync. This utility is much more lightweight than competitors and supports such features as separate queue for big files, regex file filter, multi-threading.

This package contains development files for controlling clsync via socket.

There are three methods to install libclsync-dev 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 libclsync-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclsync-dev

Install libclsync-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclsync-dev

Install libclsync-dev 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 libclsync-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclsync-dev

How To Uninstall libclsync-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libclsync-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclsync-dev

Uninstall libclsync-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclsync-dev

Remove libclsync-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libclsync-dev

Remove libclsync-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclsync-dev

Dependencies

libclsync-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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