How To Install mailcheck on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mailcheck

mailcheck is:

Mailcheck is a simple, configurable tool that allows multiple mailboxes to be checked for the existence of new mail messages. It supports both mbox and maildir-style mailboxes for compatibility with most mail transport agents. It also supports remote POP3 and IMAP mailboxes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mailcheck

Install mailcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mailcheck

Install mailcheck 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 mailcheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mailcheck

How To Uninstall mailcheck on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mailcheck

Uninstall mailcheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailcheck

Remove mailcheck Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mailcheck

Remove mailcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailcheck

Dependencies

mailcheck have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mailcheck website

Summary

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