How To Install libkpimsmtp5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpimsmtp5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libkpimsmtp5 is library for handling SMTP data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpimsmtp5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkpimsmtp5

libkpimsmtp5 is:

This library provides an API for handling SMTP services. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail transmission.

There are three methods to install libkpimsmtp5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkpimsmtp5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpimsmtp5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkpimsmtp5

Install libkpimsmtp5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkpimsmtp5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkpimsmtp5

Install libkpimsmtp5 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 libkpimsmtp5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkpimsmtp5

How To Uninstall libkpimsmtp5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkpimsmtp5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkpimsmtp5

Uninstall libkpimsmtp5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkpimsmtp5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkpimsmtp5

Remove libkpimsmtp5 Configurations and Data

To remove libkpimsmtp5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkpimsmtp5

Remove libkpimsmtp5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkpimsmtp5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkpimsmtp5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkpimsmtp5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.