How To Install safecat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is safecat

safecat is:

Safecat is a program which implements Daniel Bernstein’s maildir algorithm to copy stdin safely to a file in a specified directory. It can be used to write mail messages to a qmail-style maildir, or to write data to a “spool” directory reliably.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install safecat

Install safecat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install safecat

Install safecat 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 safecat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install safecat

How To Uninstall safecat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove safecat

Uninstall safecat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove safecat

Remove safecat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge safecat

Remove safecat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge safecat

Dependencies

safecat have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• safecat website

Summary

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