How To Install evolution-rss on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution-rss on Kali Linux. evolution-rss is Evolution RSS Reader Plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution-rss on Kali Linux.

What is evolution-rss

evolution-rss is:

This plugin adds RSS Feeds support for evolution mail.

With this package you are able to have RSS in same place as mails, eliminating the need of having a separate RSS reader since a RSS Article is like an email message.

Evolution RSS can display an article using summary view or HTML view.

There are three methods to install evolution-rss 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 evolution-rss Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install evolution-rss

Install evolution-rss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install evolution-rss

Install evolution-rss 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 evolution-rss using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install evolution-rss

How To Uninstall evolution-rss on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the evolution-rss package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove evolution-rss

Uninstall evolution-rss And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolution-rss

Remove evolution-rss Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge evolution-rss

Remove evolution-rss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolution-rss

Dependencies

evolution-rss have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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