How To Install mailutils-mda on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailutils-mda on Debian 11.
What is mailutils-mda
mailutils-mda is:
GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework. It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and servers.
This package contains the GNU mailutils’ MDA tools: mda, putmail and lmtpd. It is capable of speaking POP3, IMAP, mbox, MH, Maildir and dotmail.
mda – the GNU local mail delivery agent. putmail – incorporate mail to a mailbox. lmtpd – local mail transfer protocol daemon.
There are three methods to install mailutils-mda on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mailutils-mda Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailutils-mda using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailutils-mda
Install mailutils-mda Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailutils-mda using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailutils-mda
Install mailutils-mda 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 mailutils-mda using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailutils-mda
How To Uninstall mailutils-mda on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mailutils-mda package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailutils-mda
Uninstall mailutils-mda And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailutils-mda and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailutils-mda
Remove mailutils-mda Configurations and Data
To remove mailutils-mda configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailutils-mda
Remove mailutils-mda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailutils-mda configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailutils-mda
Dependencies
mailutils-mda have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailutils-mda package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
