How To Install claws-mail-clamd-plugin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-clamd-plugin on Kali Linux.
What is claws-mail-clamd-plugin
claws-mail-clamd-plugin is:
This plugin uses Clam AntiVirus to scan all messages that are received from an IMAP, POP or local account.
When a message attachment is found to contain a virus it can be deleted or saved in a specially designated folder.
Due to licensing issues this plugin does not link against any libraries from ClamAV. The plugin therefore requires a ClamAV daemon running, either on localhost or somewhere else, for the plugin to access it via a Unix or TCP socket.
There are three methods to install claws-mail-clamd-plugin 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 claws-mail-clamd-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-clamd-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-clamd-pluginInstall claws-mail-clamd-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-clamd-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-clamd-pluginInstall claws-mail-clamd-plugin 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-clamd-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-clamd-pluginHow To Uninstall claws-mail-clamd-plugin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the claws-mail-clamd-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-clamd-pluginUninstall claws-mail-clamd-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-clamd-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-clamd-pluginRemove claws-mail-clamd-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-clamd-plugin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-clamd-pluginRemove claws-mail-clamd-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-clamd-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-clamd-pluginDependencies
claws-mail-clamd-plugin have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-clamd-plugin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.