Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux.
What is syncthing-relaysrv
syncthing-relaysrv is:
Syncthing is an application that lets you synchronize your files across
multiple devices. This means the creation, modification or deletion of files
on one machine will automatically be replicated to your other devices.
Syncthing does not upload your data to the cloud but exchanges your data
across your machines as soon as they are online at the same time.
Syncthing relies on a network of community-contributed relay servers. Anyone
can run a relay server, and it will automatically join the relay pool and be
available to Syncthing users.
This package contains the relay server binary: strelaysrv.
There are three methods to install syncthing-relaysrv 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 syncthing-relaysrv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install syncthing-relaysrv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncthing-relaysrv
Install syncthing-relaysrv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncthing-relaysrv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncthing-relaysrvInstall syncthing-relaysrv 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install syncthing-relaysrv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncthing-relaysrv
How To Uninstall syncthing-relaysrv on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the syncthing-relaysrv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncthing-relaysrv
Uninstall syncthing-relaysrv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncthing-relaysrv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncthing-relaysrv
Remove syncthing-relaysrv Configurations and Data
To remove syncthing-relaysrv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncthing-relaysrv
Remove syncthing-relaysrv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncthing-relaysrv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncthing-relaysrv
Dependencies
syncthing-relaysrv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncthing-relaysrv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
