How To Install libmail-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmail-java on Debian 9. libmail-java is JavaMail API Reference Implementation

Introduction

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

What is libmail-java

libmail-java is:

The JavaMail API provides a platform-independent and protocol-independent framework to build mail and messaging applications.

This is the reference implementation of the JavaMail API. It supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP (including Gmail features) and Delivery Status Notifications parsing.

There are three methods to install libmail-java 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 libmail-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmail-java

Install libmail-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmail-java

Install libmail-java 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 libmail-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmail-java

How To Uninstall libmail-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmail-java

Uninstall libmail-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmail-java

Remove libmail-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmail-java

Remove libmail-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmail-java

Dependencies

libmail-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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