How To Install altermime on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install altermime in AlmaLinux 8. altermime is Alter MIME-encoded mailpacks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install altermime on AlmaLinux 8.

What is altermime

alterMIME is a small program which is used to alter MIME-encoded mailpacks. alterMIME can * Insert disclaimers * Insert arbitary X-headers * Modify existing headers * Remove attachments based on filename or content-type * Replace attachments based on filename

We can use yum or dnf to install altermime on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install altermime.

Install altermime on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install altermime using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install altermime

Install altermime on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install altermime using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install altermime

How To Uninstall altermime on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove altermime

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install altermime on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.