How To Install icedove-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icedove-dev on Debian 9.
What is icedove-dev
icedove-dev is:
Icedove is an unbranded Thunderbird mail client suitable for free distribution. It supports different mail accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has an integrated learning Spam filter, and offers easy organization of mails with tagging and virtual folders. Also, more features can be added by installing extensions.
This package contains the development headers, idl files and static libraries needed to develop applications using Icedove.
This is a transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install icedove-dev 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 icedove-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icedove-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icedove-dev
Install icedove-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icedove-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icedove-dev
Install icedove-dev 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 icedove-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icedove-dev
How To Uninstall icedove-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the icedove-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icedove-dev
Uninstall icedove-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icedove-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icedove-dev
Remove icedove-dev Configurations and Data
To remove icedove-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icedove-dev
Remove icedove-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icedove-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icedove-dev
Dependencies
icedove-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icedove-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
