How To Install wmbiff on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbiff on Debian 9. wmbiff is Dockable app that displays information about mailboxes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbiff on Debian 9.

What is wmbiff

wmbiff is:

WMBiff is an WindowMaker docking utility, that displays the number of read and unread messages in (usually) five mailboxes. You can also define actions to execute on new mail arrival (for example, play a sound file), [auto]fetchmail from a remote server, execute your mail reader with a mouse click, or list subject lines from unread messages.

At this moment, wmbiff supports unix-style, maildir, pop3, APOP, IMAP and IMAPS mailboxes.

It also includes scripts to perform miscellaneous tasks. At the moment, these include a checker for Debian security updates.

wmbiff is similar to the wmmaiload package, but features an LED-style appearance, IMAPS support, and other minor differences.

There are three methods to install wmbiff 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 wmbiff Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmbiff

Install wmbiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wmbiff using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmbiff

Install wmbiff 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 wmbiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmbiff

How To Uninstall wmbiff on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wmbiff package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmbiff

Uninstall wmbiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmbiff

Remove wmbiff Configurations and Data

To remove wmbiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmbiff

Remove wmbiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmbiff

Dependencies

wmbiff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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