How To Install drac on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install drac on Kali Linux. drac is Dynamic Relay Authorization Control (pop-before-smtp)

Introduction

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

What is drac

drac is:

A daemon that dynamically updates a relay authorization map for some MTA (postfix, sendmail). It provides a way to allow legitimate users to relay mail through an SMTP server, while still preventing others from using it as a spam relay. User’s IP addresses are added to the map immediately after they have authenticated to the POP or IMAP server. By default, map entries expire after 30 minutes, but can be renewed by additional authentication. Periodically checking mail on a POP server is sufficient to do this. The POP and SMTP servers can be on different hosts.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install drac

Install drac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install drac

Install drac 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 drac using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install drac

How To Uninstall drac on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove drac

Uninstall drac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove drac

Remove drac Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge drac

Remove drac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drac

Dependencies

drac have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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