How To Install ifgate on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ifgate

ifgate is:

The program can act as a gateway between email and netmail and Usenet newsgroups and echomail. This version includes the “tx” patches and other misc patches.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ifgate

Install ifgate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifgate

Install ifgate 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 ifgate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifgate

How To Uninstall ifgate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ifgate

Uninstall ifgate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifgate

Remove ifgate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ifgate

Remove ifgate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifgate

Dependencies

ifgate have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgdbm-compat4
• ifmail
• default-mta
• inn

References

• ifgate website

Summary

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