How To Install getlive on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getlive on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is getlive
getlive is:
GetLive is a utility that fetches mail from your Hotmail/Windows Live account. The mail is then presented to any filter (typically procmail) for further processing or dropping in a local mailbox.
There are three methods to install getlive on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install getlive Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install getlive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install getlive
Install getlive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install getlive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install getlive
Install getlive 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install getlive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install getlive
How To Uninstall getlive on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the getlive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove getlive
Uninstall getlive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall getlive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove getlive
Remove getlive Configurations and Data
To remove getlive configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge getlive
Remove getlive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove getlive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getlive
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getlive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
