How To Install libmail-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmail-java on Kali Linux.

What is libmail-java

libmail-java is:

The JavaMail API provides a platform-independent and protocol-independent framework to build mail and messaging applications.

This is the reference implementation of the JavaMail API. It supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP (including Gmail features) and Delivery Status Notifications parsing.

There are three methods to install libmail-java 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 libmail-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmail-java

Install libmail-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmail-java

Install libmail-java 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 libmail-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmail-java

How To Uninstall libmail-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmail-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmail-java

Uninstall libmail-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmail-java

Remove libmail-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmail-java

Remove libmail-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmail-java

Dependencies

libmail-java have the following dependencies:

• libactivation-java

References

• libmail-java website

Summary

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