How To Install librsync2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync2 on Kali Linux.

What is librsync2

librsync2 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.

librsync is used by rdiff-backup and duplicity backup applications.

There are three methods to install librsync2 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 librsync2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librsync2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librsync2

Install librsync2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librsync2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librsync2

Install librsync2 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 librsync2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librsync2

How To Uninstall librsync2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librsync2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librsync2

Uninstall librsync2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librsync2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsync2

Remove librsync2 Configurations and Data

To remove librsync2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librsync2

Remove librsync2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librsync2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsync2

Dependencies

librsync2 have the following dependencies:

• libb2-1
• libc6

References

• librsync2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsync2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.