How To Install tnef on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tnef

tnef is:

TNEF is a program for unpacking MIME attachments of type “application/ms-tnef”. This is typically a Microsoft only attachment.

The TNEF program allows one to unpack the attachments which were encapsulated into the TNEF attachment, thus alleviating the need to use Microsoft Outlook to view the attachment.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tnef

Install tnef Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tnef

Install tnef 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 tnef using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tnef

How To Uninstall tnef on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tnef

Uninstall tnef And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tnef

Remove tnef Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tnef

Remove tnef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tnef

Dependencies

tnef have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• tnef website

Summary

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