How To Install akonadi-server on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install akonadi-server on Kali Linux.

What is akonadi-server

akonadi-server is:

Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM)
storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and
access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

This package contains the Akonadi PIM storage server and associated programs.

There are three methods to install akonadi-server 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 akonadi-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install akonadi-server

Install akonadi-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install akonadi-server

Install akonadi-server 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 akonadi-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install akonadi-server

How To Uninstall akonadi-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the akonadi-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove akonadi-server

Uninstall akonadi-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove akonadi-server

Remove akonadi-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge akonadi-server

Remove akonadi-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akonadi-server

Dependencies

akonadi-server have the following dependencies:

• akonadi-backend-mysql

References

• akonadi-server website

Summary

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