How To Install smtpping on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install smtpping on Kali Linux. smtpping is SMTP benchmarking and measurement tool

Introduction

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

What is smtpping

smtpping is:

A simple, portable tool for measuring SMTP server delay, delay variation and throughput. Its options (v4 or v6, variable ping sizes etc), make it a quick and lightweight tool for testing SMTP server metrics.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smtpping

Install smtpping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smtpping

Install smtpping 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 smtpping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smtpping

How To Uninstall smtpping on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove smtpping

Uninstall smtpping And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smtpping

Remove smtpping Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge smtpping

Remove smtpping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smtpping

Dependencies

smtpping have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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