How To Install isoqlog on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is isoqlog

isoqlog is:

Isoqlog is an MTA log analysis program written in C. It designed to scan qmail, postfix, sendmail logfile and produce usage statistics in HTML format for viewing through a browser. It produces Top domains output according to Sender, Receiver, Total mails and bytes; it keeps your main domain mail statistics with regard to Days Top Domain, Top Users values for per day, per month and years.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install isoqlog

Install isoqlog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install isoqlog

Install isoqlog 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 isoqlog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install isoqlog

How To Uninstall isoqlog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove isoqlog

Uninstall isoqlog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove isoqlog

Remove isoqlog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge isoqlog

Remove isoqlog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isoqlog

Dependencies

isoqlog have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf

References

• isoqlog website

Summary

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