How To Install smtp-user-enum on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smtp-user-enum on Kali Linux.

What is smtp-user-enum

smtp-user-enum is:

Username guessing tool primarily for use against the default Solaris SMTP service. Can use either EXPN, VRFY or RCPT TO.

There are three methods to install smtp-user-enum 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 smtp-user-enum Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smtp-user-enum

Install smtp-user-enum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install smtp-user-enum using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install smtp-user-enum

Install smtp-user-enum 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 smtp-user-enum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smtp-user-enum

How To Uninstall smtp-user-enum on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the smtp-user-enum package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove smtp-user-enum

Uninstall smtp-user-enum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smtp-user-enum

Remove smtp-user-enum Configurations and Data

To remove smtp-user-enum configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smtp-user-enum

Remove smtp-user-enum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove smtp-user-enum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smtp-user-enum

Dependencies

smtp-user-enum have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• smtp-user-enum website

Summary

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