How To Install libcyrus-imap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcyrus-imap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcyrus-imap-perl
libcyrus-imap-perl is:
The Cyrus::IMAP module provides an interface to the Cyrus imclient library. These are primarily useful for implementing cyradm operations within a Perl script; there are easier ways to implement general client operations, although they may be more limited in terms of authentication options when talking to a Cyrus imapd.
The modules that compose Cyrus::SIEVE are also included, but they are undocumented upstream.
For more information, please see the cyrus-common package.
There are three methods to install libcyrus-imap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcyrus-imap-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcyrus-imap-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcyrus-imap-perl
Install libcyrus-imap-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcyrus-imap-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcyrus-imap-perl
Install libcyrus-imap-perl 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 libcyrus-imap-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcyrus-imap-perl
How To Uninstall libcyrus-imap-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcyrus-imap-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcyrus-imap-perl
Uninstall libcyrus-imap-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcyrus-imap-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcyrus-imap-perl
Remove libcyrus-imap-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libcyrus-imap-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcyrus-imap-perl
Remove libcyrus-imap-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcyrus-imap-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcyrus-imap-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcyrus-imap-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
