How To Install gnumail.app on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumail.app on Kali Linux. gnumail.app is Mail client for GNUstep

Introduction

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

What is gnumail.app

gnumail.app is:

GNUMail is a clone of NeXT/Apple’s Mail.app application. It uses the GNUstep development framework (or Apple Cocoa, which is based on the OpenStep specification provided by NeXT, Inc.).

There are three methods to install gnumail.app 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 gnumail.app Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnumail.app

Install gnumail.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnumail.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnumail.app

Install gnumail.app 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 gnumail.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnumail.app

How To Uninstall gnumail.app on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnumail.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnumail.app

Uninstall gnumail.app And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumail.app

Remove gnumail.app Configurations and Data

To remove gnumail.app configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnumail.app

Remove gnumail.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnumail.app

Dependencies

gnumail.app have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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