How To Install getmail4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install getmail4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. getmail4 is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail4 on Debian 10.

What is getmail4

getmail4 is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install getmail4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install getmail4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install getmail4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install getmail4

Install getmail4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install getmail4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install getmail4

Install getmail4 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 getmail4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install getmail4

How To Uninstall getmail4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the getmail4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove getmail4

Uninstall getmail4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall getmail4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove getmail4

Remove getmail4 Configurations and Data

To remove getmail4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge getmail4

Remove getmail4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove getmail4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getmail4

Dependencies

getmail4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install getmail4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.