How To Install seafile-cli on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install seafile-cli on Kali Linux.

What is seafile-cli

seafile-cli is:

Seafile is a file syncing and sharing software with file encryption and group sharing, emphasis on reliability and high performance.

Seafile is an open source cloud storage system with privacy protection and teamwork features. Collections of files are called libraries. Each library can be synced separately. A library can also be encrypted with a user chosen password. Seafile also allows users to create groups and easily sharing files into groups.

This package contains the client CLI for Seafile.

There are three methods to install seafile-cli 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 seafile-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install seafile-cli

Install seafile-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install seafile-cli

Install seafile-cli 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 seafile-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install seafile-cli

How To Uninstall seafile-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the seafile-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove seafile-cli

Uninstall seafile-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove seafile-cli

Remove seafile-cli Configurations and Data

To remove seafile-cli configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge seafile-cli

Remove seafile-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge seafile-cli

Dependencies

seafile-cli have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• seafile-cli website

Summary

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