How To Install s3backer on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3backer on Kali Linux.

What is s3backer

s3backer is:

s3backer is a filesystem that contains a single file backed by the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). The blocks of the file are stored as S3 objects. This way s3backer acts a virtual hard disk device.

There are three methods to install s3backer 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 s3backer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install s3backer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install s3backer

Install s3backer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install s3backer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install s3backer

Install s3backer 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 s3backer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install s3backer

How To Uninstall s3backer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the s3backer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove s3backer

Uninstall s3backer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall s3backer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove s3backer

Remove s3backer Configurations and Data

To remove s3backer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge s3backer

Remove s3backer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove s3backer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge s3backer

Dependencies

s3backer have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcurl4
• libexpat1
• libfuse2
• libssl1.1
• zlib1g

References

• s3backer website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3backer package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.