How To Install qmail-uids-gids on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmail-uids-gids on Ubuntu 18.04. qmail-uids-gids is user ids and group ids for qmail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmail-uids-gids on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qmail-uids-gids

qmail-uids-gids is:

This package is mandatory for building and running the qmail package.

There are three methods to install qmail-uids-gids on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-uids-gids 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-uids-gids using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qmail-uids-gids

Install qmail-uids-gids Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qmail-uids-gids using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qmail-uids-gids

Install qmail-uids-gids 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install qmail-uids-gids using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmail-uids-gids

How To Uninstall qmail-uids-gids on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qmail-uids-gids package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qmail-uids-gids

Uninstall qmail-uids-gids And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qmail-uids-gids and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmail-uids-gids

Remove qmail-uids-gids Configurations and Data

To remove qmail-uids-gids configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qmail-uids-gids

Remove qmail-uids-gids configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qmail-uids-gids configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmail-uids-gids

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmail-uids-gids package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.