How To Install claws-mail-perl-filter on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-perl-filter on Kali Linux.
What is claws-mail-perl-filter
This plugin enables filtering of Claws Mail messages using perl regular expressions and, in fact, giving all the perl features and power to the filtering engine.
A tool for converting the current filter set of the user into a equivalent perl script suitable for the plugin is also provided.
There are three ways to install claws-mail-perl-filter 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-perl-filter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-perl-filter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-perl-filter
Install claws-mail-perl-filter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-perl-filter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-perl-filter
Install claws-mail-perl-filter Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 claws-mail-perl-filter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-perl-filter
How To Uninstall claws-mail-perl-filter on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the claws-mail-perl-filter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-perl-filter
Uninstall claws-mail-perl-filter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-perl-filter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-perl-filter
Remove claws-mail-perl-filter Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-perl-filter configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-perl-filter
Remove claws-mail-perl-filter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-perl-filter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-perl-filter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-perl-filter using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.