How To Install libnotmuch4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch4 on Debian 9.
What is libnotmuch4
libnotmuch4 is:
Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages in maildir or mh format. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search with a very convenient search syntax.
This package contains the runtime library, necessary to run applications using libnotmuch.
There are three methods to install libnotmuch4 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 libnotmuch4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotmuch4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotmuch4
Install libnotmuch4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotmuch4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotmuch4
Install libnotmuch4 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 libnotmuch4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotmuch4
How To Uninstall libnotmuch4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnotmuch4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotmuch4
Uninstall libnotmuch4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotmuch4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotmuch4
Remove libnotmuch4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnotmuch4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotmuch4
Remove libnotmuch4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotmuch4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotmuch4
Dependencies
libnotmuch4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotmuch4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
