How To Install mutt-vc-query on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mutt-vc-query on Kali Linux. mutt-vc-query is vCard query utility for mutt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mutt-vc-query on Kali Linux.

What is mutt-vc-query

mutt-vc-query is:

This package contains a utility for doing queries to a vCard data file from the mutt mail user agent using mutt’s query_command. You will then be able to query email addresses from the data file when you use the `Q’ command in mutt.

There are three methods to install mutt-vc-query 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 mutt-vc-query Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mutt-vc-query

Install mutt-vc-query Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mutt-vc-query using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mutt-vc-query

Install mutt-vc-query 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 mutt-vc-query using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mutt-vc-query

How To Uninstall mutt-vc-query on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mutt-vc-query package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mutt-vc-query

Uninstall mutt-vc-query And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mutt-vc-query

Remove mutt-vc-query Configurations and Data

To remove mutt-vc-query configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mutt-vc-query

Remove mutt-vc-query configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mutt-vc-query configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mutt-vc-query

Dependencies

mutt-vc-query have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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