How To Install libpantomime-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpantomime-dev on Kali Linux. libpantomime-dev is GNUstep framework for mail handling (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libpantomime-dev

libpantomime-dev is:

Pantomime provides a GNUstep framework that models a mail system. Pantomime can be seen as a JavaMail 1.2 clone written in Objective-C.

Pantomime provides the following features:

  • A full MIME encoder and decoder
  • A “folder view” to POP3 accounts, local (Berkeley Format) or IMAP mailboxes
  • A powerful API to work on all aspects of Message objects
  • A local mailer and a SMTP conduit for sending messages
  • APOP and SMTP AUTH support
  • IMAP and POP3 URL Scheme support
  • iconv and Core Foundation support
  • maildir support
  • SSL support for IMAP, POP3 and SMTP
  • and more!

This package contains the files required to develop applications that use Pantomime.

There are three methods to install libpantomime-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 libpantomime-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 libpantomime-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpantomime-dev

Install libpantomime-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpantomime-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpantomime-dev

How To Uninstall libpantomime-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpantomime-dev

Uninstall libpantomime-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpantomime-dev

Remove libpantomime-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpantomime-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpantomime-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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