How To Install python3-notmuch on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notmuch on Debian 9. python3-notmuch is Python 3 interface to the notmuch mail search and index library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notmuch on Debian 9.

What is python3-notmuch

python3-notmuch 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 provides a Python 3 interface to the notmuch functionality, directly interfacing with a shared notmuch library.

There are three methods to install python3-notmuch 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 python3-notmuch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-notmuch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-notmuch

Install python3-notmuch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-notmuch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-notmuch

Install python3-notmuch 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 python3-notmuch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-notmuch

How To Uninstall python3-notmuch on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-notmuch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-notmuch

Uninstall python3-notmuch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-notmuch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-notmuch

Remove python3-notmuch Configurations and Data

To remove python3-notmuch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-notmuch

Remove python3-notmuch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-notmuch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-notmuch

Dependencies

python3-notmuch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notmuch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.