How To Install proxsmtp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install proxsmtp on Kali Linux. proxsmtp is multi purpose SMTP Proxy

Introduction

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

What is proxsmtp

proxsmtp is:

ProxSMTP is a flexible tool that allows you to reject, change or log email based on arbitrary critera. It accepts SMTP connections and forwards the SMTP commands and responses to another SMTP server. The ‘DATA’ email body is intercepted and filtered before forwarding.

You need to be able to write the filtering scripts that integrate it with your particular needs. If you’re looking for something that does virus filtering, take a look at ClamSMTP which behaves similarly and uses a similar code base.

You do not need a local mail-transport-agent installed, since this server can forward to a remote one.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install proxsmtp

Install proxsmtp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install proxsmtp

Install proxsmtp 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 proxsmtp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install proxsmtp

How To Uninstall proxsmtp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove proxsmtp

Uninstall proxsmtp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove proxsmtp

Remove proxsmtp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge proxsmtp

Remove proxsmtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proxsmtp

Dependencies

proxsmtp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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