How to Install and Uninstall rsync Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "rsync" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install rsync on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rsync" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rsync on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rsync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsync package on Kali Linux

Package: rsync
Source: rsync (3.2.7-1)
Version: 3.2.7-1+b1
Installed-Size: 781
Maintainer: Paul Slootman
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libxxhash0 (>= 0.8.0), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: openssh-client, openssh-server, python3, python3-braceexpand
Size: 417464
SHA256: 5f6c186b25897e1f26e285310fb101a4d9cdf86d2443f5372490e582819081af
SHA1: 35f5b6a21255f02368d5990d05eef87b9357ee5b
MD5sum: 6e58a0bbe58f6f5167e058b203a5a0c5
Description: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
rsync is a fast and versatile file-copying tool which can copy locally
and to/from a remote host. It offers many options to control its behavior,
and its remote-update protocol can minimize network traffic to make
transferring updates between machines fast and efficient.
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It is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an improved copy
command for everyday use.
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This package provides both the rsync command line tool and optional
daemon functionality.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://rsync.samba.org/
Tag: admin::backup, admin::file-distribution, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, interface::daemon, network::client,
network::server, protocol::ip, protocol::ipv6, role::program,
use::comparing, use::downloading, use::synchronizing, works-with::file
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_3.2.7-1+b1_amd64.deb