How To Install claws-mail-plugins on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-plugins on Kali Linux.
What is claws-mail-plugins
claws-mail-plugins is:
This is a metapackage to install core plugin packages provided by the Claws Mail sources. Historically these were the only plugins provided along with Claws Mail itself.
See the claws-mail-extra-plugins package for more plugins.
There are three methods to install claws-mail-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 claws-mail-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-pluginsInstall claws-mail-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-pluginsInstall claws-mail-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-pluginsHow To Uninstall claws-mail-plugins on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the claws-mail-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-pluginsUninstall claws-mail-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-pluginsRemove claws-mail-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-plugins configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-pluginsRemove claws-mail-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-pluginsDependencies
claws-mail-plugins have the following dependencies:
- claws-mail-spamassassin
- claws-mail-pgpmime
- claws-mail-pgpinline
- claws-mail-bogofilter
- claws-mail-smime-plugin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-plugins package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
