How To Install courier-authlib-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-authlib-mysql on Kali Linux. courier-authlib-mysql is MySQL support for the Courier authentication library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-authlib-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is courier-authlib-mysql

courier-authlib-mysql is:

This package contains the MySQL support for the Courier authentication library.

There are three methods to install courier-authlib-mysql 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 courier-authlib-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install courier-authlib-mysql

Install courier-authlib-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install courier-authlib-mysql

Install courier-authlib-mysql 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 courier-authlib-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install courier-authlib-mysql

How To Uninstall courier-authlib-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the courier-authlib-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove courier-authlib-mysql

Uninstall courier-authlib-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove courier-authlib-mysql

Remove courier-authlib-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove courier-authlib-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge courier-authlib-mysql

Remove courier-authlib-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove courier-authlib-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge courier-authlib-mysql

Dependencies

courier-authlib-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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