How To Install bacula-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-client on Kali Linux. bacula-client is network backup service - client metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-client on Kali Linux.

What is bacula-client

bacula-client is:

Bacula is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of data across a network of computers of different kinds.

The Bacula Director service supervises all the backup, restore, verify and archive operations. It can run as a daemon or as a foreground service which administrators can use to schedule backups and recover files.

The package is a metapackage for client installations (file daemon and console only).

There are three methods to install bacula-client 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 bacula-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bacula-client

Install bacula-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bacula-client

Install bacula-client 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 bacula-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bacula-client

How To Uninstall bacula-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bacula-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bacula-client

Uninstall bacula-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-client

Remove bacula-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-client

Remove bacula-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-client

Dependencies

bacula-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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