How To Install sylph-searcher on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylph-searcher on Debian 9. sylph-searcher is Full-text search program for Sylpheed or MH folders

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylph-searcher on Debian 9.

What is sylph-searcher

sylph-searcher is:

Sylph-Searcher is a Full-text search program for messages stored in the mailboxes of Sylpheed, or generic MH folders.

There are three methods to install sylph-searcher 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 sylph-searcher Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sylph-searcher

Install sylph-searcher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sylph-searcher

Install sylph-searcher 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 sylph-searcher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sylph-searcher

How To Uninstall sylph-searcher on Debian 9

To uninstall only the sylph-searcher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sylph-searcher

Uninstall sylph-searcher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylph-searcher

Remove sylph-searcher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sylph-searcher

Remove sylph-searcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylph-searcher

Dependencies

sylph-searcher have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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