How To Install getmail on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is getmail

getmail is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install getmail

Install getmail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install getmail

Install getmail 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 getmail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install getmail

How To Uninstall getmail on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove getmail

Uninstall getmail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove getmail

Remove getmail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge getmail

Remove getmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getmail

Dependencies

getmail have the following dependencies:

• getmail6

References

• getmail website

Summary

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