How To Install evolution on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution on Debian 11. evolution is groupware suite with mail client and organizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution on Debian 11.

What is evolution

evolution is:

Evolution is a groupware suite which integrates mail, calendar, address book, to-do list and memo tools.

Additional features include integration with Exchange servers, newsgroup client, LDAP support and web calendars

The following plugins belonging to the “base” set are included.

  • calendar-file
  • calendar-http
  • itip-formatter
  • default-source
  • addressbook-file
  • mark-all-read
  • publish-calendar
  • caldav
  • imap-features
  • google-account-setup
  • webdav-account-setup
  • calendar-weather
  • sa-junk-plugin
  • bogo-junk-plugin

There are three methods to install evolution on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install evolution Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install evolution

Install evolution Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install evolution

Install evolution 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 evolution using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install evolution

How To Uninstall evolution on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove evolution

Uninstall evolution And Its Dependencies

To uninstall evolution and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolution

Remove evolution Configurations and Data

To remove evolution configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge evolution

Remove evolution configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolution

Dependencies

evolution have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install evolution package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.