How To Install backintime-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-common on Kali Linux. backintime-common is simple backup/snapshot system (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-common on Kali Linux.

What is backintime-common

backintime-common is:

Back In Time is a framework for rsync and cron for the purpose of taking snapshots and backups of specified folders. It minimizes disk space use by taking a snapshot only if the directory has been changed, and hard links for unmodified files if it has. The user can schedule regular backups using cron.

This is the common framework for Back In Time. For a graphical interface, install backintime-qt.

To back up to SSH or encrypted filesystems, install the additional sshfs or encfs packages.

There are three methods to install backintime-common 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 backintime-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install backintime-common

Install backintime-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install backintime-common

Install backintime-common 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 backintime-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backintime-common

How To Uninstall backintime-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the backintime-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove backintime-common

Uninstall backintime-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backintime-common

Remove backintime-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge backintime-common

Remove backintime-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backintime-common

Dependencies

backintime-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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