How To Install php-mail-mime on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mail-mime on Kali Linux. php-mail-mime is PHP PEAR module for creating MIME messages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mail-mime on Kali Linux.

What is php-mail-mime

php-mail-mime is:

Provides classes to deal with creation and manipulation of mime messages. It allows people to create e-mail messages consisting of:

  • mime.php: Create mime email, with html, attachments, embedded images etc.
  • mimePart.php: Advanced method of creating mime messages.
  • xmail.dtd: An XML DTD to acompany the getXML() method of the decoding class.
  • xmail.xsl: An XSLT stylesheet to transform the output of the getXML() method back to an email

There are three methods to install php-mail-mime 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 php-mail-mime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-mail-mime

Install php-mail-mime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-mail-mime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-mail-mime

Install php-mail-mime 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 php-mail-mime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-mail-mime

How To Uninstall php-mail-mime on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-mail-mime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-mail-mime

Uninstall php-mail-mime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mail-mime

Remove php-mail-mime Configurations and Data

To remove php-mail-mime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-mail-mime

Remove php-mail-mime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-mail-mime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mail-mime

Dependencies

php-mail-mime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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