How To Install mixmaster on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mixmaster on Debian 9.
What is mixmaster
mixmaster is:
Mixmaster is the reference implementation of the type II remailer protocol which is also called Mixmaster.
An anonymous remailer is a computer service that privatizes your email. A remailer allows you to send electronic mail to a Usenet news group or to a person without the recipient knowing your name or your email address. Anonymous remailers provide protection against traffic analysis.
This package provides both a client and an optional server installation.
There are three methods to install mixmaster 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 mixmaster Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mixmaster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mixmaster
Install mixmaster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mixmaster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mixmaster
Install mixmaster 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 mixmaster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mixmaster
How To Uninstall mixmaster on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mixmaster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mixmaster
Uninstall mixmaster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mixmaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mixmaster
Remove mixmaster Configurations and Data
To remove mixmaster configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mixmaster
Remove mixmaster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mixmaster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mixmaster
Dependencies
mixmaster have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mixmaster package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
