How To Install rsyncrypto on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rsyncrypto

rsyncrypto is:

Rsyncrypto allows you to encrypt a file or a directory structure, such that they can later be synchronized to another machine using rsync. This means that local changes to the plain text file result in local changes to the cipher text file.

rsyncrypto compresses the plain text file prior to encrypting it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsyncrypto

Install rsyncrypto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsyncrypto

Install rsyncrypto 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 rsyncrypto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsyncrypto

How To Uninstall rsyncrypto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rsyncrypto

Uninstall rsyncrypto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyncrypto

Remove rsyncrypto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsyncrypto

Remove rsyncrypto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyncrypto

Dependencies

rsyncrypto have the following dependencies:

• libargtable2-0
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libssl1.1
• libstdc++6
• gzip

References

• rsyncrypto website

Summary

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