How To Install postfix-mta-sts-resolver on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mta-sts-resolver on Kali Linux. postfix-mta-sts-resolver is Daemon providing MTA-STS map to Postfix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mta-sts-resolver on Kali Linux.

What is postfix-mta-sts-resolver

postfix-mta-sts-resolver is:

postfix-mta-sts-resolver provides a lookup daemon and command line query utility for MTA-STS policies (RFC 8461). The daemon provides TLS client policy to Postfix via socketmap.

There are three methods to install postfix-mta-sts-resolver 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-mta-sts-resolver Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install postfix-mta-sts-resolver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Install postfix-mta-sts-resolver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postfix-mta-sts-resolver using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Install postfix-mta-sts-resolver 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 postfix-mta-sts-resolver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postfix-mta-sts-resolver

How To Uninstall postfix-mta-sts-resolver on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postfix-mta-sts-resolver package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Uninstall postfix-mta-sts-resolver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postfix-mta-sts-resolver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Remove postfix-mta-sts-resolver Configurations and Data

To remove postfix-mta-sts-resolver configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Remove postfix-mta-sts-resolver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postfix-mta-sts-resolver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Dependencies

postfix-mta-sts-resolver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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