How To Install php-mailparse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mailparse on Kali Linux. php-mailparse is Email message manipulation for PHP

Introduction

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

What is php-mailparse

php-mailparse is:

Mailparse is an extension for parsing and working with email messages.

It can deal with rfc822 and rfc2045 (MIME) compliant messages.

There are three methods to install php-mailparse 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-mailparse 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-mailparse using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-mailparse

Install php-mailparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-mailparse

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-mailparse

How To Uninstall php-mailparse on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-mailparse

Uninstall php-mailparse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mailparse

Remove php-mailparse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-mailparse

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-mailparse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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