How To Install python3-sievelib on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sievelib on Kali Linux.
What is python3-sievelib
python3-sievelib is:
Client-side Sieve and Managesieve library written in Python.
Sieve: Currently, the provided parser supports most of the functionalities described in RFC 5228. The only exception concerns section 2.4.2.4. Encoding Characters using “encoded-character” which is not supported. The following Sieve extensions are also supported:
- Date and Index (RFC 5260)
- Vacation (RFC 5230)
ManageSieve: All mandatory commands are supported. The RENAME extension is supported, with a simulated behaviour for server that do not support it. For the AUTHENTICATE command, supported mechanisms are DIGEST-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN.
This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-sievelib 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 python3-sievelib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-sievelib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sievelibInstall python3-sievelib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-sievelib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sievelibInstall python3-sievelib 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 python3-sievelib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sievelibHow To Uninstall python3-sievelib on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-sievelib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sievelibUninstall python3-sievelib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sievelib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sievelibRemove python3-sievelib Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sievelib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sievelibRemove python3-sievelib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sievelib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sievelibDependencies
python3-sievelib have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sievelib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
