How To Install profile-sync-daemon on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install profile-sync-daemon on Kali Linux.
What is profile-sync-daemon
profile-sync-daemon is:
Profile-sync-daemon (psd) is a tiny pseudo-daemon designed to manage your browsers profile in tmpfs and periodically sync it back to disk.
This is accomplished by symlinking and the innovative use of rsync to maintain a backup and synchronization between tmpfs and disk. One of the major design goals of psd is a completely transparent user experience.
There are three methods to install profile-sync-daemon 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 profile-sync-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install profile-sync-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install profile-sync-daemonInstall profile-sync-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install profile-sync-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install profile-sync-daemonInstall profile-sync-daemon 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 profile-sync-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install profile-sync-daemonHow To Uninstall profile-sync-daemon on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the profile-sync-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove profile-sync-daemonUninstall profile-sync-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall profile-sync-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove profile-sync-daemonRemove profile-sync-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove profile-sync-daemon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge profile-sync-daemonRemove profile-sync-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove profile-sync-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge profile-sync-daemonDependencies
profile-sync-daemon have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install profile-sync-daemon package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.