How To Install getmail6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail6 on Kali Linux.

What is getmail6

getmail6 is:

getmail6 is intended as a simple replacement for fetchmail. It retrieves mail (either all messages, or only unread messages) from one or more POP3/IMAP4/SDPS servers for one or more email accounts, and reliably delivers into a qmail-style Maildir, mbox file or to a command (pipe delivery) like maildrop or procmail, specified on a per-account basis. getmail6 also has support for domain (multidrop) mailboxes.

Supported protocols: POP3, POP3-over-SSL, IMAP4, IMAP4-over-SSL, and SDPS mail.

getmail6 is based on getmail with adaptations for Python3.

There are three methods to install getmail6 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 getmail6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install getmail6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install getmail6

Install getmail6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install getmail6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install getmail6

Install getmail6 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 getmail6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install getmail6

How To Uninstall getmail6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the getmail6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove getmail6

Uninstall getmail6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall getmail6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove getmail6

Remove getmail6 Configurations and Data

To remove getmail6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge getmail6

Remove getmail6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove getmail6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getmail6

Dependencies

getmail6 have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• getmail6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.