How To Install fetchmail on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmail on Kali Linux.
What is fetchmail
fetchmail is:
fetchmail is a free, full-featured, robust, and well-documented remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended to be used over on-demand TCP/IP links (such as SLIP or PPP connections). It retrieves mail from remote mail servers and forwards it to your local (client) machine’s delivery system, so it can then be read by normal mail user agents such as mutt, elm, pine, (x)emacs/gnus, or mailx. The fetchmailconf package includes an interactive GUI configurator suitable for end-users.
Kerberos V and GSSAPI are supported.
Kerberos IV, RPA, OPIE and other support for some other features are available if the package is recompiled.
There are three methods to install fetchmail 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 fetchmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fetchmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fetchmailInstall fetchmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fetchmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fetchmailInstall fetchmail 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fetchmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fetchmailHow To Uninstall fetchmail on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fetchmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fetchmailUninstall fetchmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fetchmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fetchmailRemove fetchmail Configurations and Data
To remove fetchmail configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fetchmailRemove fetchmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fetchmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fetchmailDependencies
fetchmail have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmail package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.