How To Install mailto on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mailto on Kali Linux. mailto is WWW Forms to Mail Gateway

Introduction

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

What is mailto

mailto is:

This package provides a CGI program that converts data submitted via a web formular to simple mail which is sent to a given address.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mailto

Install mailto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mailto

Install mailto 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 mailto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mailto

How To Uninstall mailto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mailto

Uninstall mailto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailto

Remove mailto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mailto

Remove mailto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailto

Dependencies

mailto have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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