How To Install postfix-ldap on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-ldap on Kali Linux.
What is postfix-ldap
postfix-ldap is:
Postfix is Wietse Venema’s mail transport agent that started life as an alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program. Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure, while at the same time being sendmail compatible enough to not upset existing users. Thus, the outside has a sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different.
This provides support for LDAP maps in Postfix. If you plan to use LDAP maps with Postfix, you need this.
There are three methods to install postfix-ldap 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 postfix-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postfix-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postfix-ldapInstall postfix-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postfix-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postfix-ldapInstall postfix-ldap 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install postfix-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postfix-ldapHow To Uninstall postfix-ldap on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the postfix-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postfix-ldapUninstall postfix-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postfix-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postfix-ldapRemove postfix-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove postfix-ldap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postfix-ldapRemove postfix-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postfix-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postfix-ldapDependencies
postfix-ldap have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-ldap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
