How To Install mimedefang on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mimedefang

mimedefang is:

MIMEDefang is an e-mail filter program which processes all messages sent via Sendmail. It splits multi-part MIME messages into their components and can delete or modify those parts before reassembling the message and sending it on its way.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mimedefang

Install mimedefang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mimedefang

Install mimedefang 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 mimedefang using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mimedefang

How To Uninstall mimedefang on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mimedefang

Uninstall mimedefang And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mimedefang

Remove mimedefang Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mimedefang

Remove mimedefang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mimedefang

Dependencies

mimedefang have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmilter1.0.1
• libperl5.32
• perl

References

• mimedefang website

Summary

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