How To Install smartlist on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install smartlist on Kali Linux. smartlist is Versatile and Intelligent List Processor

Introduction

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

What is smartlist

smartlist is:

SmartList is a mailing list manager built on top of the procmail mail processing package. Some features:

  • Enough intelligence to overcome the ignorance of some subscribers (will direct subscribe and unsubscribe requests away from the regular list and automatically onto the -request address).
  • No hardwired format for (un)subscribe requests (i.e. new subscribers need not be educated, unsubscribing users do not need to remember any particular syntax).
  • Intelligent automatic removal of addresses from the list that cause too many bounces.
  • Duplicate submissions are eliminated automatically.
  • You can set up a mailing list to function as a standalone mail archive server.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smartlist

Install smartlist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smartlist

Install smartlist 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 smartlist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smartlist

How To Uninstall smartlist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove smartlist

Uninstall smartlist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smartlist

Remove smartlist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge smartlist

Remove smartlist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smartlist

Dependencies

smartlist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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