How To Install claws-mail-acpi-notifier on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-acpi-notifier on Kali Linux. claws-mail-acpi-notifier is Laptops Mail LED control for Claws Mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-acpi-notifier on Kali Linux.

What is claws-mail-acpi-notifier

claws-mail-acpi-notifier is:

This plugin for the Claws Mail mailer enables notification of new mail using the mail LED available on some portable computer models from Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu and IBM makers.

There are three methods to install claws-mail-acpi-notifier 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 claws-mail-acpi-notifier Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-acpi-notifier using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Install claws-mail-acpi-notifier Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-acpi-notifier using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Install claws-mail-acpi-notifier 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 claws-mail-acpi-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-acpi-notifier

How To Uninstall claws-mail-acpi-notifier on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the claws-mail-acpi-notifier package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Uninstall claws-mail-acpi-notifier And Its Dependencies

To uninstall claws-mail-acpi-notifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Remove claws-mail-acpi-notifier Configurations and Data

To remove claws-mail-acpi-notifier configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Remove claws-mail-acpi-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-acpi-notifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-acpi-notifier

Dependencies

claws-mail-acpi-notifier have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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