How To Install courier-mlm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-mlm on Kali Linux. courier-mlm is Courier mail server - mailing list manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-mlm on Kali Linux.

What is courier-mlm

courier-mlm is:

The Courier mail transfer agent (MTA) is an integrated mail/groupware server based on open commodity protocols, such as ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP, TLS, and HTTP. Courier provides ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail, and mailing list services within a single, consistent, framework.

The couriermlm command sets up, maintains, and runs a mailing list. It automatically handles subscribe and unsubscribe requests, and removes undeliverable addresses from the subscription rolls. Mailing lists managed by couriermlm require zero human administrative oversight. It supports digests, write-only posting aliases, and moderated mailing lists.

There are three methods to install courier-mlm 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 courier-mlm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install courier-mlm

Install courier-mlm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install courier-mlm

Install courier-mlm 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 courier-mlm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install courier-mlm

How To Uninstall courier-mlm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the courier-mlm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove courier-mlm

Uninstall courier-mlm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove courier-mlm

Remove courier-mlm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge courier-mlm

Remove courier-mlm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge courier-mlm

Dependencies

courier-mlm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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