How To Install grepmail on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is grepmail

grepmail is:

Grepmail looks for mail messages containing a pattern, and prints the resulting messages. Usage is very similar to grep. It can handle compressed mailbox files, and can search the header or body of emails. It also supports searches constrained by date and size.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grepmail

Install grepmail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grepmail

Install grepmail 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 grepmail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grepmail

How To Uninstall grepmail on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove grepmail

Uninstall grepmail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grepmail

Remove grepmail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grepmail

Remove grepmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grepmail

Dependencies

grepmail have the following dependencies:

• libmail-mbox-messageparser-perl
• libtimedate-perl
• perl

References

• grepmail website

Summary

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