How To Install maildirsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is maildirsync

maildirsync is:

maildirsync is a utility for synchronising Maildir folders between computers. It uses its own custom protocol for efficient communication, and uses ssh as its transport.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install maildirsync

Install maildirsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install maildirsync

Install maildirsync 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 maildirsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install maildirsync

How To Uninstall maildirsync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove maildirsync

Uninstall maildirsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove maildirsync

Remove maildirsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge maildirsync

Remove maildirsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maildirsync

Dependencies

maildirsync have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• maildirsync website

Summary

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