How To Install pim-sieve-editor on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pim-sieve-editor on Kali Linux. pim-sieve-editor is IMAP Sieve filter editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pim-sieve-editor on Kali Linux.

What is pim-sieve-editor

pim-sieve-editor is:

An application to assist with editing IMAP Sieve filters.

There are three methods to install pim-sieve-editor 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 pim-sieve-editor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pim-sieve-editor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pim-sieve-editor

Install pim-sieve-editor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pim-sieve-editor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pim-sieve-editor

Install pim-sieve-editor 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 pim-sieve-editor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pim-sieve-editor

How To Uninstall pim-sieve-editor on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pim-sieve-editor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pim-sieve-editor

Uninstall pim-sieve-editor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pim-sieve-editor

Remove pim-sieve-editor Configurations and Data

To remove pim-sieve-editor configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pim-sieve-editor

Remove pim-sieve-editor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pim-sieve-editor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pim-sieve-editor

Dependencies

pim-sieve-editor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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