How To Install cyrus-imspd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imspd on Kali Linux.

What is cyrus-imspd

cyrus-imspd is:

This package contains the cyrus-imspd daemon for the Internet Message Support Protocol (imsp), providing central storage for addressbooks and application config.

There are three methods to install cyrus-imspd 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 cyrus-imspd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cyrus-imspd

Install cyrus-imspd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cyrus-imspd

Install cyrus-imspd 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 cyrus-imspd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cyrus-imspd

How To Uninstall cyrus-imspd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cyrus-imspd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cyrus-imspd

Uninstall cyrus-imspd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cyrus-imspd

Remove cyrus-imspd Configurations and Data

To remove cyrus-imspd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cyrus-imspd

Remove cyrus-imspd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cyrus-imspd

Dependencies

cyrus-imspd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libldap-2.4-2
• libsasl2-2
• lsb-base

References

• cyrus-imspd website

Summary

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