How To Install courier-authlib-userdb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-authlib-userdb on Debian 9.
What is courier-authlib-userdb
courier-authlib-userdb is:
This package contains the userdb support for the Courier authentication library. Userdb is a simple way to manage virtual mail accounts using a GDBM-based database file.
There are three methods to install courier-authlib-userdb on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install courier-authlib-userdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-userdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install courier-authlib-userdb
Install courier-authlib-userdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-userdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install courier-authlib-userdb
Install courier-authlib-userdb 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install courier-authlib-userdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install courier-authlib-userdb
How To Uninstall courier-authlib-userdb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the courier-authlib-userdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove courier-authlib-userdb
Uninstall courier-authlib-userdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall courier-authlib-userdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove courier-authlib-userdb
Remove courier-authlib-userdb Configurations and Data
To remove courier-authlib-userdb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge courier-authlib-userdb
Remove courier-authlib-userdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove courier-authlib-userdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge courier-authlib-userdb
Dependencies
courier-authlib-userdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-authlib-userdb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
