How To Install spf-tools-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-tools-perl on Kali Linux.

What is spf-tools-perl

spf-tools-perl is:

A collection of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) tools that are based on the fully RFC-conforming Mail::SPF Perl module. The following tools are included in this package:

• spfquery: A command-line tool for performing SPF checks.
• spfd: A daemon for services that perform SPF checks frequently.

There are three methods to install spf-tools-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 spf-tools-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 spf-tools-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install spf-tools-perl

Install spf-tools-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spf-tools-perl

Install spf-tools-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 spf-tools-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spf-tools-perl

How To Uninstall spf-tools-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the spf-tools-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spf-tools-perl

Uninstall spf-tools-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spf-tools-perl

Remove spf-tools-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spf-tools-perl

Remove spf-tools-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spf-tools-perl

Dependencies

spf-tools-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• spf-tools-perl website

Summary

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