How To Install feed2imap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2imap
on Debian 12.
What is feed2imap
feed2imap is:
Feed2Imap is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator. After Downloading feeds (over HTTP or HTTPS), it uploads them to a specified folder of an IMAP mail server. The user can then access the feeds using a mail reader like Mutt, Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird or even a webmail.
The main advantage over rss2email is that feed2imap uploads emails itself to a specified folder. You don’t have to play with procmail or your MUA’s filtering rules to classify mails.
There are three methods to install feed2imap
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install feed2imap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install feed2imap
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install feed2imap
Install feed2imap Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install feed2imap
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install feed2imap
Install feed2imap 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 feed2imap
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install feed2imap
How To Uninstall feed2imap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the feed2imap
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove feed2imap
Uninstall feed2imap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall feed2imap
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove feed2imap
Remove feed2imap Configurations and Data
To remove feed2imap
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge feed2imap
Remove feed2imap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove feed2imap
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge feed2imap
Dependencies
feed2imap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2imap
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.