Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-console on Kali Linux.
What is bacula-console
bacula-console is:
Bacula is a set of programs to manage backup, recovery and verification of
data across a network of computers of different kinds.
The management console allows the administrator or user to
communicate with the Bacula Director.
This package provides the text-interface version of the console.
There are three methods to install bacula-console 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-console Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bacula-console using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bacula-consoleInstall bacula-console Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bacula-console using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bacula-consoleInstall bacula-console 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-console using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bacula-console
How To Uninstall bacula-console on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bacula-console package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bacula-console
Uninstall bacula-console And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bacula-console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bacula-console
Remove bacula-console Configurations and Data
To remove bacula-console configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bacula-console
Remove bacula-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bacula-console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bacula-console
Dependencies
bacula-console have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bacula-console package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
