How To Install claws-mail-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-tools on Debian 10.
What is claws-mail-tools
claws-mail-tools is:
Several scripts in a variety of languages which provide ready to use solutions to common problems found by Claws Mail users. E.g.: mailboxes migration, addressbooks conversion, etc.
See README files for further details about included scripts.
There are three methods to install claws-mail-tools 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 claws-mail-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-tools
Install claws-mail-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-tools
Install claws-mail-tools 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 claws-mail-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-tools
How To Uninstall claws-mail-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the claws-mail-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-tools
Uninstall claws-mail-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-tools
Remove claws-mail-tools Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-tools
Remove claws-mail-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-tools
Dependencies
claws-mail-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.