How To Install getmail4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail4 on Debian 9.
What is getmail4
getmail4 is:
getmail is intended as a simple replacement for fetchmail. It retrieves mail (either all messages, or only unread messages) from one or more POP3/IMAP4/SDPS servers for one or more email accounts, and reliably delivers into a qmail-style Maildir, mbox file or to a command (pipe delivery) like maildrop or procmail, specified on a per-account basis. getmail also has support for domain (multidrop) mailboxes.
Supported protocols: POP3, POP3-over-SSL, IMAP4, IMAP4-over-SSL, and SDPS mail.
There are three methods to install getmail4 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 getmail4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install getmail4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install getmail4
Install getmail4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install getmail4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install getmail4
Install getmail4 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 getmail4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install getmail4
How To Uninstall getmail4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the getmail4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove getmail4
Uninstall getmail4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall getmail4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove getmail4
Remove getmail4 Configurations and Data
To remove getmail4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge getmail4
Remove getmail4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove getmail4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getmail4
Dependencies
getmail4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
