How To Install libsieve2-1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsieve2-1

libsieve2-1 is:

This code is a standalone library based upon code which had been distributed with the Cyrus Mail Server. Currently libSieve implements two API’s: one that is based upon, and compatible with, the Sieve API as built into the Cyrus Mail Server, as well as a new API which is very well suited to be incorporated into other programs and is reasonably extensible.

This package contains the shared libraries only.

There are three methods to install libsieve2-1 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 libsieve2-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsieve2-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsieve2-1

Install libsieve2-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsieve2-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsieve2-1

Install libsieve2-1 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 libsieve2-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsieve2-1

How To Uninstall libsieve2-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsieve2-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsieve2-1

Uninstall libsieve2-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsieve2-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsieve2-1

Remove libsieve2-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsieve2-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsieve2-1

Remove libsieve2-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsieve2-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsieve2-1

Dependencies

libsieve2-1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libsieve2-1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.