How to Install Dada Mail on Kali Linux Latest

Objective: To install Dada Mail on Kali Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before installing Dada Mail, make sure that you have the following:

  • Kali Linux latest version installed on your system.
  • Access to the command line interface.

Step 1: Download Dada Mail

Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to download Dada Mail. You can use the wget command to download Dada Mail from the official website.

wget https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/archive/v11_4_2.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract the Downloaded File

Extract the downloaded file using the tar command.

tar -zxvf v11_4_2.tar.gz

Step 3: Install Required Packages

You need to install the required packages for Dada Mail to work on Kali Linux. Run the following command to install the required packages.

sudo apt-get install libnet-ssleay-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libauthen-sasl-perl libtest-mockobject-perl libmailtools-perl libmime-types-perl libmime-tools-perl libarchive-zip-perl

Step 4: Install Dada Mail

After installing the required packages, navigate to the extracted directory and run the install.pl script to start the installation process.

cd dada-mail-11_4_2
sudo perl install.pl

Follow the on-screen prompts to configure the installation settings such as the installation directory, database settings, and email settings.

Note:

  • Enter Y when asked whether to generate a unique encryption key or enter your own.
  • Enter localhost for the database server address.
  • Enter the database name, username, and password that you want to use for Dada Mail.

Step 5: Run Dada Mail

Once the installation is completed successfully, you can access Dada Mail by running the following command in your terminal.

cd /dada
./dada.cgi

You can access Dada Mail using your preferred web browser by visiting http://localhost/dada/cgi-bin/dada.cgi.

Congratulations! You have now installed Dada Mail on your Kali Linux system.