How To Install filter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is filter

filter is:

filter is one of the original mail filtering programs written for UNIX. (originally a part of the ’elm’ mailer) Install it via a pipe(|) reference in $HOME/.forward, and let it separate your incoming email into different personal mailboxes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install filter

Install filter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install filter

Install filter 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 filter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install filter

How To Uninstall filter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove filter

Uninstall filter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove filter

Remove filter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge filter

Remove filter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filter

Dependencies

filter have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• filter website

Summary

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