How To Install partimage-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install partimage-server on Kali Linux. partimage-server is server to use partimage across a network

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install partimage-server on Kali Linux.

What is partimage-server

partimage-server is:

Partition Image is a partition imaging utility. It lets you backup up your partitions from a client to a server.

All data will be transferred encrypted using SSL.

There are three methods to install partimage-server 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 partimage-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install partimage-server

Install partimage-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install partimage-server

Install partimage-server 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 partimage-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install partimage-server

How To Uninstall partimage-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the partimage-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove partimage-server

Uninstall partimage-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove partimage-server

Remove partimage-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge partimage-server

Remove partimage-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge partimage-server

Dependencies

partimage-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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