How To Install asmail on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install asmail on Debian 10.
What is asmail
asmail is:
asmail is a small mail monitor similar to xbiff. It follows the AfterStep window manager’s look and feel and is ideally suited to be run within AfterStep’s Wharf module.
There are three methods to install asmail 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 asmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install asmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install asmail
Install asmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install asmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install asmail
Install asmail 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 asmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install asmail
How To Uninstall asmail on Debian 10
To uninstall only the asmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove asmail
Uninstall asmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall asmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove asmail
Remove asmail Configurations and Data
To remove asmail configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge asmail
Remove asmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove asmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asmail
Dependencies
asmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install asmail package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.