How To Install sympa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sympa on Kali Linux. sympa is Modern mailing list manager

Introduction

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

What is sympa

sympa is:

Sympa is a scalable and highly customizable modern mailing list manager capable of handling big setups: 20.000 lists with 700,000 subscribers.

Here are some of its many features:

  • Advanced MIME support, including digests, anonymization and S/MIME encryption
  • Builtin password-based authentication, HTTPS X.509 certificates or use of LDAP database or Single Sign-On CAS or Shibboleth servers
  • Archive management with web access and RSS feeds
  • Moderation and administration via email, web and SOAP interface
  • Multi-lingual, translated to more than 30 languages
  • Virtual domains (virtual robots)
  • Local SQLite subscriber database or use of MySQL, PostgreSQL or LDAP
  • Integrated scripting language to extend and automate routines
  • Web interface called WWSympa providing homogenous access for both users and admins to list overviews, customization, administration, searchable archives and optional web-based email reply form.
  • Clean moderation and expiration processing
  • Customizable service messages (templates) for owner and listmaster
  • Semi-automatic bounces management

SYMPA is French for ‘SYst?me de Multi-Postage Automatique’, which means ‘Automatic Multi Mailing System’.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sympa

Install sympa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sympa

Install sympa 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 sympa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sympa

How To Uninstall sympa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sympa

Uninstall sympa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sympa

Remove sympa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sympa

Remove sympa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sympa

Dependencies

sympa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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