Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed on Kali Linux.
What is sylpheed
sylpheed is:
Sylpheed is an e-mail client which aims for:
- Quick response
- Graceful, and sophisticated interface
- Easy configuration, intuitive operation
- Abundant features
The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for
Windows, such as Outlook Express or so.
The interface is also designed to emulate the mailers on Emacsen, and almost
all commands are accessible with the keyboard.
There are three methods to install sylpheed 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 sylpheed Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sylpheed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sylpheedInstall sylpheed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sylpheed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sylpheedInstall sylpheed 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 sylpheed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sylpheed
How To Uninstall sylpheed on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sylpheed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sylpheed
Uninstall sylpheed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sylpheed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylpheed
Remove sylpheed Configurations and Data
To remove sylpheed configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sylpheed
Remove sylpheed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sylpheed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylpheed
Dependencies
sylpheed have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libcompfaceg1
- libenchant-2-2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgpgme11
- libgtk2.0-0
- libgtkspell0
- libldap-2.4-2
- libonig5
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libssl1.1
- pinentry-gtk2
- sensible-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
