How To Install popa3d on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install popa3d on Kali Linux. popa3d is Tiny POP3 daemon, designed with security as the primary goal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install popa3d on Kali Linux.

What is popa3d

popa3d is:

popa3d is fast, small and secure pop3 daemon. It’s written from scratch by Solar Designer for Owl (Openwall GNU/*/Linux).

Popa3d can work both in standalone or inetd mode.

For more information see DESIGN file.

There are three methods to install popa3d 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 popa3d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install popa3d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install popa3d

Install popa3d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install popa3d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install popa3d

Install popa3d 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 popa3d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install popa3d

How To Uninstall popa3d on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the popa3d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove popa3d

Uninstall popa3d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall popa3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove popa3d

Remove popa3d Configurations and Data

To remove popa3d configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge popa3d

Remove popa3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove popa3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge popa3d

Dependencies

popa3d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install popa3d package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.