How To Install dovecot-fts-xapian on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-fts-xapian on Kali Linux.

What is dovecot-fts-xapian

dovecot-fts-xapian is:

This project provides a straightforward and simple way to configure full-text search (FTS) for Dovecot, leveraging the efforts of the Xapian.org team.

Compared to dovecot’s own FTS plugins, fts-xapian is:

• simpler than fts_solr
• more free than fts_dovecot
• has a more active backend than fts_lucene

There are three methods to install dovecot-fts-xapian 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 dovecot-fts-xapian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dovecot-fts-xapian

Install dovecot-fts-xapian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-fts-xapian using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dovecot-fts-xapian

Install dovecot-fts-xapian 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 dovecot-fts-xapian using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dovecot-fts-xapian

How To Uninstall dovecot-fts-xapian on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dovecot-fts-xapian package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dovecot-fts-xapian

Uninstall dovecot-fts-xapian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dovecot-fts-xapian

Remove dovecot-fts-xapian Configurations and Data

To remove dovecot-fts-xapian configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dovecot-fts-xapian

Remove dovecot-fts-xapian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dovecot-fts-xapian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dovecot-fts-xapian

Dependencies

dovecot-fts-xapian have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libicu67
• libstdc++6
• libxapian30

References

• dovecot-fts-xapian website

Summary

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