How To Install pmailq on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pmailq

pmailq is:

pmailq processes the output of the Postfix mailq command, and can list, parse (machine-readably), or delete queued messages in batches. They can be selected by size, by queue status, and by pattern matching (with wildcards) on recipient addresses and server error messages.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pmailq

Install pmailq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pmailq

Install pmailq 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 pmailq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pmailq

How To Uninstall pmailq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pmailq

Uninstall pmailq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmailq

Remove pmailq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pmailq

Remove pmailq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmailq

Dependencies

pmailq have the following dependencies:

• python3
• postfix

References

• pmailq website

Summary

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