How To Install public-inbox on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install public-inbox on Debian 12.
What is public-inbox
public-inbox is:
public-inbox is a mailing list archiver that provides a searchable web interface, provides the archived mails via git and nntp.
There are three methods to install public-inbox on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install public-inbox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install public-inbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install public-inbox
Install public-inbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install public-inbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install public-inbox
Install public-inbox 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 public-inbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install public-inbox
How To Uninstall public-inbox on Debian 12
To uninstall only the public-inbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove public-inbox
Uninstall public-inbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall public-inbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove public-inbox
Remove public-inbox Configurations and Data
To remove public-inbox configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge public-inbox
Remove public-inbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove public-inbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge public-inbox
Dependencies
public-inbox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install public-inbox package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
