How To Install imapfilter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is imapfilter

imapfilter is:

Imapfilter is a client application that allows you to filter mail in your imap mail account. When used in conjunction with mutt, as your precommand, it allows you to have your mail sorted into imap folders.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install imapfilter

Install imapfilter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install imapfilter

Install imapfilter 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 imapfilter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install imapfilter

How To Uninstall imapfilter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove imapfilter

Uninstall imapfilter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove imapfilter

Remove imapfilter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge imapfilter

Remove imapfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imapfilter

Dependencies

imapfilter have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• liblua5.2-0
• libpcre3
• libssl1.1

References

• imapfilter website

Summary

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