How To Install dovecot-sqlite on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dovecot-sqlite

dovecot-sqlite is:

Dovecot is a mail server whose major goals are security and extreme reliability. It tries very hard to handle all error conditions and verify that all data is valid, making it nearly impossible to crash. It supports mbox/Maildir and its own dbox/mdbox formats, and should also be pretty fast, extensible, and portable.

This package provides SQLite support for Dovecot.

There are three methods to install dovecot-sqlite 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-sqlite 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-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dovecot-sqlite

Install dovecot-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dovecot-sqlite

Install dovecot-sqlite 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-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dovecot-sqlite

How To Uninstall dovecot-sqlite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dovecot-sqlite

Uninstall dovecot-sqlite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dovecot-sqlite

Remove dovecot-sqlite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dovecot-sqlite

Remove dovecot-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dovecot-sqlite

Dependencies

dovecot-sqlite have the following dependencies:

• dovecot-core

References

• dovecot-sqlite website

Summary

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