How To Install lsmbox on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsmbox on Kali Linux. lsmbox is List number of total/unread messages for mailboxes

Introduction

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

What is lsmbox

lsmbox is:

This program lists the number of total and unread messages in one or several mailbox files, and can also be used to continuously monitor the mailboxes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lsmbox

Install lsmbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lsmbox

Install lsmbox 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 lsmbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lsmbox

How To Uninstall lsmbox on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lsmbox

Uninstall lsmbox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsmbox

Remove lsmbox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lsmbox

Remove lsmbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsmbox

Dependencies

lsmbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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