How To Install claws-mail-pgpmime on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pgpmime on Kali Linux.
What is claws-mail-pgpmime
claws-mail-pgpmime is:
This plugin for Claws Mail verifies signatures and decrypts messages. It does also provide the PGP/core plugin for use with other privacy plugins, required also for signing and encrypting mails.
There are three methods to install claws-mail-pgpmime 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-pgpmime 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-pgpmime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-pgpmimeInstall claws-mail-pgpmime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-pgpmime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-pgpmimeInstall claws-mail-pgpmime 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-pgpmime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-pgpmimeHow To Uninstall claws-mail-pgpmime on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the claws-mail-pgpmime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-pgpmimeUninstall claws-mail-pgpmime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-pgpmime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-pgpmimeRemove claws-mail-pgpmime Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-pgpmime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-pgpmimeRemove claws-mail-pgpmime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-pgpmime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-pgpmimeDependencies
claws-mail-pgpmime have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pgpmime package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.