How To Install sylpheed-plugins on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed-plugins on Kali Linux. sylpheed-plugins is Loadable modules for extending Sylpheed features

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed-plugins on Kali Linux.

What is sylpheed-plugins

sylpheed-plugins is:

This package comprises all loadable plugins which are included with Sylpheed sources. Plugins extend Sylpheed by providing new features and/or capabilities not present in core application.

Currently only the unique existing plugin is included: Attachment Tool: a plugin for dealing with attachments in messages.

There are three methods to install sylpheed-plugins 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 sylpheed-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sylpheed-plugins

Install sylpheed-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sylpheed-plugins

Install sylpheed-plugins 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 sylpheed-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sylpheed-plugins

How To Uninstall sylpheed-plugins on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sylpheed-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sylpheed-plugins

Uninstall sylpheed-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylpheed-plugins

Remove sylpheed-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sylpheed-plugins

Remove sylpheed-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylpheed-plugins

Dependencies

sylpheed-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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