How To Install gnumail.app on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumail.app on Debian 10.
What is gnumail.app
gnumail.app is:
GNUMail is a clone of NeXT/Apple’s Mail.app application. It uses the GNUstep development framework (or Apple Cocoa, which is based on the OpenStep specification provided by NeXT, Inc.).
There are three methods to install gnumail.app 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 gnumail.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumail.app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnumail.app
Install gnumail.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumail.app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnumail.app
Install gnumail.app 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 gnumail.app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnumail.app
How To Uninstall gnumail.app on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnumail.app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnumail.app
Uninstall gnumail.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnumail.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumail.app
Remove gnumail.app Configurations and Data
To remove gnumail.app configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnumail.app
Remove gnumail.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnumail.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnumail.app
Dependencies
gnumail.app have the following dependencies:
- gnumail.app-common
- addressmanager.app
- gnustep-back0.27
- gnustep-base-runtime
- gnustep-gui-runtime
- libaddresses0
- libaddressview0
- libc6
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumail.app package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
