How To Install magrep on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install mblaze

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is magrep and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install magrep on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install magrep using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install magrep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mblaze

Install magrep using apt

Because magrep is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install magrep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mblaze

Install magrep using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install magrep by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mblaze

How to upgrade (update) a single package magrep using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the magrep, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install mblaze

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install mblaze

How To Uninstall magrep from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the magrep package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mblaze

Uninstall magrep and all its dependencies

To uninstall magrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mblaze

Remove magrep with all configurations and data

To remove magrep configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mblaze

Remove magrep completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to magrep package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mblaze

Extra info and code examples

The mblaze message system is a set of Unix utilities to deal with mail kept in Maildir folders. It is a classic command line MUA and has no features for receiving or transferring mail; you are expected to fetch your mail using fdm(1), getmail(1) offlineimap(1), procmail(1), or similar , and send it using dma(8), msmtp(1), sendmail(8), as provided by OpenSMTPD, Postfix, or similar. mblaze expects your mail to reside in Maildir folders. Its design is roughly inspired by MH, the RAND Message Handling System, but it is a complete implementation from scratch. mblaze operates directly on Maildir folders and doesn't use its own caches or databases. There is no setup needed for many uses. mblaze consists of these Unix tools that each do one job: * maddr(1) extract addresses from mail * magrep(1) find mails matching a pattern * mcom(1) compose and send mail * mdeliver(1) deliver messages or import mailboxes * mdirs(1) find Maildir folders * mexport(1) export Maildir folders as mailboxes * mflag(1) change flags (marks) of mail * mflow(1) reflow format=flowed plain text mails * mfwd(1) forward mail * mgenmid(1) generate Message-IDs * mhdr(1) extract mail headers * minc(1) incorporate new mail * mless(1) conveniently read mail in less(1) * mlist(1) list and filter mail messages * mmime(1) create MIME messages * mmkdir(1) create new Maildir * mpick(1) advanced mail filter * mrep(1) reply to mail * mscan(1) generate one-line summaries of mail * msed(1) manipulate mail headers * mseq(1) manipulate mail sequences * mshow(1) render mail and extract attachments * msort(1) sort mail * mthread(1) arrange mail into discussions

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install magrep using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the magrep from Kali Linux.

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