How To Install couriergrey on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install couriergrey on Kali Linux.

What is couriergrey

couriergrey is:

Couriergrey implements the mail filter interface of Courier MTA to support the greylist filtering method.

The software supports the IPv6 protocol, and is easy to use.

There are three methods to install couriergrey 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 couriergrey Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install couriergrey

Install couriergrey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install couriergrey using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install couriergrey

Install couriergrey 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 couriergrey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install couriergrey

How To Uninstall couriergrey on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the couriergrey package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove couriergrey

Uninstall couriergrey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove couriergrey

Remove couriergrey Configurations and Data

To remove couriergrey configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge couriergrey

Remove couriergrey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove couriergrey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge couriergrey

Dependencies

couriergrey have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• couriergrey website

Summary

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