How To Install maildir-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildir-utils on Kali Linux.
What is maildir-utils
maildir-utils is:
mu is a set of utilities to deal with Maildirs, specifically, indexing and searching.
- mu index - recursively scans a collection of email messages, and stores information found in a database.
- mu find - searches for messages based on some search criteria.
- mu mkmdir - creates a new Maildir.
mu uses libgmime to parse the message, and Xapian to store the message data.
There are three methods to install maildir-utils 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 maildir-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install maildir-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maildir-utilsInstall maildir-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install maildir-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maildir-utilsInstall maildir-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install maildir-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maildir-utilsHow To Uninstall maildir-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the maildir-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maildir-utilsUninstall maildir-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maildir-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maildir-utilsRemove maildir-utils Configurations and Data
To remove maildir-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maildir-utilsRemove maildir-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maildir-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maildir-utilsDependencies
maildir-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildir-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.