How to Install and Uninstall mutt Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "mutt" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mutt on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mutt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mutt" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall mutt on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mutt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mutt package on Kali Linux

Package: mutt
Version: 2.2.12-0.1
Installed-Size: 7104
Maintainer: Mutt maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgnutls30 (>= 3.8.1), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.33), libgpgme11 (>= 1.11.1), libgsasl18 (>= 1.1), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libtokyocabinet9 (>= 1.4.47), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: locales, mailcap, sensible-utils
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, urlview, aspell | ispell, gnupg, openssl, ca-certificates
Size: 1877004
SHA256: cf9f6ed31c8288e940fdca23b77a101d534d2a676b2b1b94f59ec528131373ff
SHA1: 228622be29bd14122da546324fe8d65eef1ed901
MD5sum: 91f7e0bc983bbce24a9e5808a0cd8ed1
Description: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Mutt is a sophisticated text-based Mail User Agent. Some highlights:
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* MIME support (including RFC1522 encoding/decoding of 8-bit message
headers and UTF-8 support).
* PGP/MIME support (RFC 2015).
* Advanced IMAP client supporting SSL encryption and SASL authentication.
* POP3 support.
* ESMTP support.
* Message threading (both strict and non-strict).
* Keybindings are configurable, default keybindings are much like ELM;
Mush and PINE-like ones are provided as examples.
* Handles MMDF, MH and Maildir in addition to regular mbox format.
* Messages may be (indefinitely) postponed.
* Colour support.
* Highly configurable through easy but powerful rc file.
* Support for compressed mailboxes.
* An optional Sidebar.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.mutt.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, mail::imap, mail::pop,
mail::user-agent, network::client, protocol::imap, protocol::ipv6,
protocol::pop3, protocol::smtp, protocol::ssl, role::program,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::editing, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mutt/mutt_2.2.12-0.1_amd64.deb