How To Install php-imap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-imap on Kali Linux. php-imap is IMAP module for PHP [default]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-imap on Kali Linux.

What is php-imap

php-imap is:

This package provides a IMAP module for PHP.

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).

There are three methods to install php-imap 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 php-imap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-imap

Install php-imap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-imap

Install php-imap 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 php-imap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-imap

How To Uninstall php-imap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-imap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-imap

Uninstall php-imap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-imap

Remove php-imap Configurations and Data

To remove php-imap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-imap

Remove php-imap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-imap

Dependencies

php-imap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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