How To Install libguestfs-rsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rsync on Kali Linux.

What is libguestfs-rsync

libguestfs-rsync is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains appliance fragments for using rsync to/from guest filesystems.

There are three methods to install libguestfs-rsync 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 libguestfs-rsync Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-rsync

Install libguestfs-rsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-rsync

Install libguestfs-rsync 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 libguestfs-rsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-rsync

How To Uninstall libguestfs-rsync on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libguestfs-rsync package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-rsync

Uninstall libguestfs-rsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-rsync

Remove libguestfs-rsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-rsync

Remove libguestfs-rsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-rsync

Dependencies

libguestfs-rsync have the following dependencies:

• libguestfs0

References

• libguestfs-rsync website

Summary

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