How To Install postmark on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is postmark

postmark is:

Benchmark that’s based around small file operations similar to those used on large mail servers and news servers. Has been ported to NT so should be good for comparing OSs. “Postmark: a new file system benchmark”, Jeffrey Katcher, Network Appliance Technical Report TR-3022, October 1997

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install postmark

Install postmark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postmark

Install postmark 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 postmark using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postmark

How To Uninstall postmark on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove postmark

Uninstall postmark And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postmark

Remove postmark Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge postmark

Remove postmark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postmark

Dependencies

postmark have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• postmark website

Summary

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