How To Install clamassassin on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is clamassassin

clamassassin is:

clamassassin is a simple virus filter wrapper for ClamAV for use in procmail filters and similar applications. clamassassin’s interface is similar to that of spamassassin, making it easy to implement for those familiar with that tool. clamassassin is designed with an emphasis on security, robustness and simplicity.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clamassassin

Install clamassassin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clamassassin

Install clamassassin 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 clamassassin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clamassassin

How To Uninstall clamassassin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove clamassassin

Uninstall clamassassin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clamassassin

Remove clamassassin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clamassassin

Remove clamassassin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clamassassin

Dependencies

clamassassin have the following dependencies:

• clamav
• procmail

References

• clamassassin website

Summary

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