How To Install syncthing-gtk on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-gtk on Kali Linux.
What is syncthing-gtk
syncthing-gtk is:
A GTK3-based GUI for Syncthing that supports:
- Adding / editing / deleting nodes
- Adding / editing / deleting repositories
- Restart / shutdown server
- Editing daemon settings
- Quick initial configuration using a wizard
It also provides desktop integration with various file managers (Nautilus, Nemo and Caja) as well as with the desktop environment in the form of an app indicator.
There are three methods to install syncthing-gtk 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 syncthing-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install syncthing-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncthing-gtkInstall syncthing-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install syncthing-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncthing-gtkInstall syncthing-gtk 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install syncthing-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncthing-gtkHow To Uninstall syncthing-gtk on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the syncthing-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncthing-gtkUninstall syncthing-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncthing-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncthing-gtkRemove syncthing-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove syncthing-gtk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncthing-gtkRemove syncthing-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncthing-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncthing-gtkDependencies
syncthing-gtk have the following dependencies:
- gir1.2-glib-2.0
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0
- gir1.2-notify-0.7
- gir1.2-rsvg-2.0
- libgtk-3-0
- python3-bcrypt
- python3-dateutil
- python3-gi
- python3-gi-cairo
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-gtk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.