How To Install postfix-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-doc on Kali Linux. postfix-doc is Documentation for Postfix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-doc on Kali Linux.

What is postfix-doc

postfix-doc is:

Postfix is Wietse Venema’s mail transport agent that started life as an alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program. Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure, while at the same time being sendmail compatible enough to not upset existing users. Thus, the outside has a sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different.

This package provides the documentation for Postfix.

There are three methods to install postfix-doc 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 postfix-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install postfix-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postfix-doc

Install postfix-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postfix-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postfix-doc

Install postfix-doc 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 postfix-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postfix-doc

How To Uninstall postfix-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postfix-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postfix-doc

Uninstall postfix-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postfix-doc

Remove postfix-doc Configurations and Data

To remove postfix-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postfix-doc

Remove postfix-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postfix-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postfix-doc

Dependencies

postfix-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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