How To Install imapcopy on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install imapcopy on Debian 11.
What is imapcopy
imapcopy is:
IMAPCopy is a small command line tool to copy messages for multiple users from one imap server to another. You can use it with any IMAP implementation, for example you can migrate from Cyrus to MS Exchange or from MS Exchange to Courier IMAP.
There are three methods to install imapcopy 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 imapcopy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install imapcopy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install imapcopy
Install imapcopy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install imapcopy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install imapcopy
Install imapcopy 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 imapcopy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install imapcopy
How To Uninstall imapcopy on Debian 11
To uninstall only the imapcopy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove imapcopy
Uninstall imapcopy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall imapcopy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove imapcopy
Remove imapcopy Configurations and Data
To remove imapcopy configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge imapcopy
Remove imapcopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove imapcopy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imapcopy
Dependencies
imapcopy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install imapcopy package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
