Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install post-el on Kali Linux.
What is post-el
post-el is:
This is an emacs major mode for use in conjunction with mutt, the
spiffy *nix mailreader du jour (see http://www.mutt.org/), or slrn,
the spiffy *nix newsreader du jour (see
http://slrn.sourceforge.net/), or any other mailreader or newsreader
that supports an external editor.
There are three methods to install post-el 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 post-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install post-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install post-elInstall post-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install post-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install post-elInstall post-el 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 post-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install post-el
How To Uninstall post-el on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the post-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove post-el
Uninstall post-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall post-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove post-el
Remove post-el Configurations and Data
To remove post-el configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge post-el
Remove post-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove post-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge post-el
Dependencies
post-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install post-el package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
