How To Install libkimap4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkimap4 on Debian 9. libkimap4 is library for handling IMAP data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkimap4 on Debian 9.

What is libkimap4

libkimap4 is:

This library provides an API for handling data received from IMAP services. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.

There are three methods to install libkimap4 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 libkimap4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkimap4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkimap4

Install libkimap4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkimap4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkimap4

Install libkimap4 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 libkimap4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkimap4

How To Uninstall libkimap4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkimap4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkimap4

Uninstall libkimap4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkimap4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkimap4

Remove libkimap4 Configurations and Data

To remove libkimap4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkimap4

Remove libkimap4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkimap4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkimap4

Dependencies

libkimap4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkimap4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.