How To Install qmail-run on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmail-run on Debian 9.
What is qmail-run
qmail-run is:
This package sets up the Debian qmail package as mail-transfer-agent. It follows the most commonly used public documentation http://www.lifewithqmail.org/ almost completely.
See /usr/share/doc/qmail-run/README.Debian for details.
There are three methods to install qmail-run 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 qmail-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qmail-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qmail-run
Install qmail-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qmail-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qmail-run
Install qmail-run 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 qmail-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qmail-run
How To Uninstall qmail-run on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qmail-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qmail-run
Uninstall qmail-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qmail-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmail-run
Remove qmail-run Configurations and Data
To remove qmail-run configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qmail-run
Remove qmail-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qmail-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmail-run
Dependencies
qmail-run have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmail-run package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
