How To Install mailto on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailto on Debian 11.
What is mailto
mailto is:
This package provides a CGI program that converts data submitted via a
web formular to simple mail which is sent to a given address.
There are three methods to install mailto 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 mailto Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailto
Install mailto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailto
Install mailto 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 mailto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailto
How To Uninstall mailto on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mailto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailto
Uninstall mailto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailto
Remove mailto Configurations and Data
To remove mailto configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailto
Remove mailto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailto
Dependencies
mailto have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailto package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
