How To Install libkpimsmtp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpimsmtp-dev on Kali Linux. libkpimsmtp-dev is library for handling SMTP data - devel files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpimsmtp-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libkpimsmtp-dev

libkpimsmtp-dev is:

This library provides an API for handling SMTP services. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail transmission.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkpimsmtp-dev 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 libkpimsmtp-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkpimsmtp-dev

Install libkpimsmtp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkpimsmtp-dev

Install libkpimsmtp-dev 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 libkpimsmtp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkpimsmtp-dev

How To Uninstall libkpimsmtp-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkpimsmtp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkpimsmtp-dev

Uninstall libkpimsmtp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpimsmtp-dev

Remove libkpimsmtp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkpimsmtp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpimsmtp-dev

Remove libkpimsmtp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpimsmtp-dev

Dependencies

libkpimsmtp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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