How To Install libgnumail-java-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnumail-java-doc on Debian 9. libgnumail-java-doc is free implementation of the javamail API (Javadocs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnumail-java-doc on Debian 9.

What is libgnumail-java-doc

libgnumail-java-doc is:

The javamail API provides abstract classes that model a mail system. With the GNU free implementation of the javamail API, you can send and read messages using SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, mbox, Maildir and NNTP.

This package provides the documentation for libgnumail-java

There are three methods to install libgnumail-java-doc 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 libgnumail-java-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnumail-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnumail-java-doc

Install libgnumail-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnumail-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnumail-java-doc

Install libgnumail-java-doc 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 libgnumail-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnumail-java-doc

How To Uninstall libgnumail-java-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnumail-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnumail-java-doc

Uninstall libgnumail-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnumail-java-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnumail-java-doc

Remove libgnumail-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgnumail-java-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnumail-java-doc

Remove libgnumail-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnumail-java-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnumail-java-doc

Dependencies

libgnumail-java-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnumail-java-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.