How To Install dovecot-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-dev on Debian 10.
What is dovecot-dev
dovecot-dev is:
Dovecot is a mail server whose major goals are security and extreme reliability. It tries very hard to handle all error conditions and verify that all data is valid, making it nearly impossible to crash. It supports mbox/Maildir and its own dbox/mdbox formats, and should also be pretty fast, extensible, and portable.
This package contains header files needed to compile plugins for the Dovecot mail server.
There are three methods to install dovecot-dev 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 dovecot-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dovecot-dev
Install dovecot-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dovecot-dev
Install dovecot-dev 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 dovecot-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dovecot-dev
How To Uninstall dovecot-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dovecot-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dovecot-dev
Uninstall dovecot-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dovecot-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dovecot-dev
Remove dovecot-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dovecot-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dovecot-dev
Remove dovecot-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dovecot-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dovecot-dev
Dependencies
dovecot-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.