How To Install sma on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sma on Kali Linux. sma is Sendmail log analyser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sma on Kali Linux.

What is sma

sma is:

SMA is a program that analyses Sendmail log entries.

Features:

  • Support for all recent Sendmail versions
  • Flexible output formatting - HTML, ASCII and a custom log
  • Regular expression filtering of messages
  • Multiple hosts in the same report

There are three methods to install sma 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 sma Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sma

Install sma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sma using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sma

Install sma 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 sma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sma

How To Uninstall sma on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sma package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sma

Uninstall sma And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sma

Remove sma Configurations and Data

To remove sma configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sma

Remove sma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sma

Dependencies

sma have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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