How To Install vdirsyncer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdirsyncer on Kali Linux. vdirsyncer is Synchronize calendars and contacts

Introduction

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

What is vdirsyncer

vdirsyncer is:

Vdirsyncer synchronizes your calendars and addressbooks between two storages. The most popular purpose is to synchronize a CalDAV/CardDAV server with a local folder or file. The local data can then be accessed via a variety of programs, none of which have to know or worry about syncing to a server.

It aims to be for CalDAV and CardDAV what OfflineIMAP is for IMAP.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdirsyncer

Install vdirsyncer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdirsyncer

Install vdirsyncer 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 vdirsyncer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdirsyncer

How To Uninstall vdirsyncer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdirsyncer

Uninstall vdirsyncer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdirsyncer

Remove vdirsyncer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vdirsyncer

Remove vdirsyncer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdirsyncer

Dependencies

vdirsyncer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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