How To Install libnginx-mod-mail on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-mail on Debian 9. libnginx-mod-mail is Mail module for Nginx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-mail on Debian 9.

What is libnginx-mod-mail

libnginx-mod-mail is:

The nginx_mail module adds mail proxy support to nginx.

The module supports proxying all the standard mail protocols such as IMAP, POP3 & SMTP.

There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-mail 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 libnginx-mod-mail Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-mail

Install libnginx-mod-mail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-mail using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-mail

Install libnginx-mod-mail 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 libnginx-mod-mail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-mail

How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-mail on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-mail package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-mail

Uninstall libnginx-mod-mail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-mail

Remove libnginx-mod-mail Configurations and Data

To remove libnginx-mod-mail configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-mail

Remove libnginx-mod-mail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-mail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-mail

Dependencies

libnginx-mod-mail have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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