How To Install libsieve2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-dev on Debian 9. libsieve2-dev is a library for parsing, sorting and filtering your mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsieve2-dev

libsieve2-dev is:

This code is a standalone library based upon code which had been distributed with the Cyrus Mail Server. Currently libSieve implements two APIs: one that is based upon, and compatible with, the Sieve API as built into the Cyrus Mail Server, as well as a new API which is very well suited to be incorporated into other programs and is reasonably extensible.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libsieve2-dev 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 libsieve2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsieve2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsieve2-dev

Install libsieve2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsieve2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsieve2-dev

Install libsieve2-dev 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 libsieve2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsieve2-dev

How To Uninstall libsieve2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsieve2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsieve2-dev

Uninstall libsieve2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsieve2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsieve2-dev

Remove libsieve2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsieve2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsieve2-dev

Remove libsieve2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsieve2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsieve2-dev

Dependencies

libsieve2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsieve2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.