How To Install rcs on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rcs

rcs is:

The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files. RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.

Note: this package contains certain general-purpose commands (such as merge or ident) which may used by other programs installed on your system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rcs

Install rcs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rcs

Install rcs 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 rcs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rcs

How To Uninstall rcs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rcs

Uninstall rcs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcs

Remove rcs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rcs

Remove rcs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcs

Dependencies

rcs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• rcs website

Summary

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