How To Install libcyrus-imap-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcyrus-imap-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libcyrus-imap-perl

libcyrus-imap-perl is:

The Cyrus::IMAP module provides an interface to the Cyrus imclient library. These are primarily useful for implementing cyradm operations within a Perl script; there are easier ways to implement general client operations, although they may be more limited in terms of authentication options when talking to a Cyrus imapd.

The modules that compose Cyrus::SIEVE are also included, but they are undocumented upstream.

For more information, please see the cyrus-common package.

There are three methods to install libcyrus-imap-perl 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 libcyrus-imap-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcyrus-imap-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcyrus-imap-perl

Install libcyrus-imap-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcyrus-imap-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcyrus-imap-perl

Install libcyrus-imap-perl 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 libcyrus-imap-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcyrus-imap-perl

How To Uninstall libcyrus-imap-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcyrus-imap-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcyrus-imap-perl

Uninstall libcyrus-imap-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcyrus-imap-perl

Remove libcyrus-imap-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libcyrus-imap-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcyrus-imap-perl

Remove libcyrus-imap-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcyrus-imap-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcyrus-imap-perl

Dependencies

libcyrus-imap-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.1
• libc6
• libpcre3
• libpq5
• libsasl2-2
• libsqlite3-0
• libssl1.1
• zlib1g

References

• libcyrus-imap-perl website

Summary

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