How To Install yaws-mail on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-mail on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is yaws-mail
yaws-mail is:
Yaws-mail is a small stateless webmail application. It requires SMTP and POP3 servers to operate and does not store email locally.
There are three methods to install yaws-mail on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yaws-mail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yaws-mail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yaws-mail
Install yaws-mail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yaws-mail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yaws-mail
Install yaws-mail 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 yaws-mail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yaws-mail
How To Uninstall yaws-mail on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the yaws-mail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yaws-mail
Uninstall yaws-mail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yaws-mail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaws-mail
Remove yaws-mail Configurations and Data
To remove yaws-mail configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yaws-mail
Remove yaws-mail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yaws-mail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaws-mail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-mail package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
