How To Install sa-compile on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sa-compile on Kali Linux. sa-compile is Tools for compiling SpamAssassin rules into C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sa-compile on Kali Linux.

What is sa-compile

sa-compile is:

sa-compile uses “re2c” to compile the site-wide parts of the SpamAssassin ruleset into C code for more efficient processing by spamd or spamassassin.

There are three methods to install sa-compile 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 sa-compile Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sa-compile

Install sa-compile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sa-compile

Install sa-compile 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 sa-compile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sa-compile

How To Uninstall sa-compile on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sa-compile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sa-compile

Uninstall sa-compile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sa-compile

Remove sa-compile Configurations and Data

To remove sa-compile configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sa-compile

Remove sa-compile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sa-compile

Dependencies

sa-compile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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