How To Install backupchecker on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is backupchecker

backupchecker is:

Backup Checker parses backups (archives and file tree) to perform several different checks in order to verify your backup integrity and its associated content.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install backupchecker

Install backupchecker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install backupchecker

Install backupchecker 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 backupchecker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backupchecker

How To Uninstall backupchecker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove backupchecker

Uninstall backupchecker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backupchecker

Remove backupchecker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge backupchecker

Remove backupchecker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backupchecker

Dependencies

backupchecker have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• backupchecker website

Summary

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