How To Install rdfind on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rdfind

rdfind is:

rdfind is a program to find duplicate files and optionally list, delete them or replace them with symlinks or hard links. It is a command line program written in c++, which has proven to be pretty quick compared to its alternatives.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdfind

Install rdfind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rdfind

Install rdfind 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 rdfind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdfind

How To Uninstall rdfind on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rdfind

Uninstall rdfind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdfind

Remove rdfind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rdfind

Remove rdfind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdfind

Dependencies

rdfind have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libnettle8
• libstdc++6

References

• rdfind website

Summary

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