How To Install lsyncd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsyncd on Kali Linux. lsyncd is daemon to synchronize local directories using rsync

Introduction

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

What is lsyncd

lsyncd is:

Lsyncd (Live syncing mirror daemon) uses rsync to synchronize local directories with a remote machine running rsyncd. Lsyncd watches multiple directories trees through inotify. The first step after adding the watches is to rsync all directories with the remote host, and then sync single file by collecting the inotify events. So lsyncd is a light-weight live mirror solution that should be easy to install and use while blending well with your system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lsyncd

Install lsyncd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lsyncd

Install lsyncd 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 lsyncd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lsyncd

How To Uninstall lsyncd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lsyncd

Uninstall lsyncd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsyncd

Remove lsyncd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lsyncd

Remove lsyncd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsyncd

Dependencies

lsyncd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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