How To Install xlbiff on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xlbiff on Debian 9.
What is xlbiff
xlbiff is:
Xlbiff lurks in the background, monitoring your mailbox file (normally /var/spool/mail/
). When something shows up there, it invokes the MH scan(1) command and displays the output in a window. If more mail comes in, it scans again and resizes accordingly.
Clicking the left mouse button anywhere in the window causes it to vanish. It will also vanish if you inc(1) and the mailbox becomes empty. Xlbiff is modeled after xconsole – its job is to sit invisibly and pop up only when something demands your attention.
There are three methods to install xlbiff 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 xlbiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xlbiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xlbiff
Install xlbiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xlbiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xlbiff
Install xlbiff 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 xlbiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xlbiff
How To Uninstall xlbiff on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xlbiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xlbiff
Uninstall xlbiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xlbiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xlbiff
Remove xlbiff Configurations and Data
To remove xlbiff configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xlbiff
Remove xlbiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xlbiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xlbiff
Dependencies
xlbiff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xlbiff package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
