How To Install webext-tbsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-tbsync on Kali Linux.

What is webext-tbsync

webext-tbsync is:

Synchronize Exchange ActiveSync accounts (contacts, tasks and calendars) to Thunderbird, supports Office 365, Outlook.com, Freenet, Strato, Hotmail, Kopano and other EAS compatible servers.

There are three methods to install webext-tbsync 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 webext-tbsync Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webext-tbsync

Install webext-tbsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webext-tbsync

Install webext-tbsync 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 webext-tbsync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webext-tbsync

How To Uninstall webext-tbsync on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the webext-tbsync package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webext-tbsync

Uninstall webext-tbsync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-tbsync

Remove webext-tbsync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge webext-tbsync

Remove webext-tbsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-tbsync

Dependencies

webext-tbsync have the following dependencies:

• thunderbird

References

• webext-tbsync website

Summary

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