How To Install asmail on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is asmail

asmail is:

asmail is a small mail monitor similar to xbiff. It follows the AfterStep window manager’s look and feel and is ideally suited to be run within AfterStep’s Wharf module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install asmail

Install asmail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asmail

Install asmail 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 asmail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asmail

How To Uninstall asmail on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove asmail

Uninstall asmail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asmail

Remove asmail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge asmail

Remove asmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asmail

Dependencies

asmail have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxpm4

References

• asmail website

Summary

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