How To Install fetchmailconf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmailconf on Debian 9. fetchmailconf is fetchmail configurator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmailconf on Debian 9.

What is fetchmailconf

fetchmailconf is:

A GUI wrapper to configure fetchmail’s .fetchmailrc, suitable for end-users. It assists end-users in setting up and editing fetchmail configuration files. See fetchmail package for more information.

There are three methods to install fetchmailconf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fetchmailconf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fetchmailconf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fetchmailconf

Install fetchmailconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fetchmailconf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fetchmailconf

Install fetchmailconf 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 fetchmailconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fetchmailconf

How To Uninstall fetchmailconf on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove fetchmailconf

Uninstall fetchmailconf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fetchmailconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fetchmailconf

Remove fetchmailconf Configurations and Data

To remove fetchmailconf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fetchmailconf

Remove fetchmailconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fetchmailconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fetchmailconf

Dependencies

fetchmailconf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmailconf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.