How To Install sparkleshare on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sparkleshare

sparkleshare is:

SparkleShare is a collaboration and sharing tool that is designed to keep things simple and to stay out of your way. It allows you to instantly sync with any Git repository you have access to.

SparkleShare can be used as a rough alternative to web services such as Dropbox or Seafile.

Though SparkleShare is not made to be a graphical frontend for git or a backup tool, it may be useful for other kinds of purposes as well, like backing up small files or monitoring your favourite project.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sparkleshare

Install sparkleshare Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sparkleshare

Install sparkleshare 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 sparkleshare using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sparkleshare

How To Uninstall sparkleshare on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sparkleshare

Uninstall sparkleshare And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sparkleshare

Remove sparkleshare Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sparkleshare

Remove sparkleshare configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sparkleshare

Dependencies

sparkleshare have the following dependencies:

• git

References

• sparkleshare website

Summary

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