How To Install claws-mail-spamassassin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-spamassassin on Kali Linux. claws-mail-spamassassin is SpamAssassin plugin for Claws Mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-spamassassin on Kali Linux.

What is claws-mail-spamassassin

claws-mail-spamassassin is:

This plugin for Claws Mail will filter all received email through a SpamAssassin daemon to decide if it is spam or not and process them accordingly.

There are three methods to install claws-mail-spamassassin 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-spamassassin 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-spamassassin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-spamassassin

Install claws-mail-spamassassin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-spamassassin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install claws-mail-spamassassin

Install claws-mail-spamassassin 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 claws-mail-spamassassin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-spamassassin

How To Uninstall claws-mail-spamassassin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the claws-mail-spamassassin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-spamassassin

Uninstall claws-mail-spamassassin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-spamassassin

Remove claws-mail-spamassassin Configurations and Data

To remove claws-mail-spamassassin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-spamassassin

Remove claws-mail-spamassassin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-spamassassin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-spamassassin

Dependencies

claws-mail-spamassassin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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