How To Install librsync-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync-dev on Kali Linux.
What is librsync-dev
librsync-dev is:
librsync implements the rsync remote-delta algorithm, which allows for efficient remote updates of a file, without requiring the old and new versions to both be present at the transmitter. The library uses a stream-based designed so that it can be easily embedded into network applications.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install librsync-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 librsync-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librsync-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librsync-devInstall librsync-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librsync-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librsync-devInstall librsync-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librsync-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librsync-devHow To Uninstall librsync-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the librsync-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librsync-devUninstall librsync-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librsync-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsync-devRemove librsync-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librsync-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librsync-devRemove librsync-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librsync-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsync-devDependencies
librsync-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
