How To Install filter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install filter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is filter
filter is:
filter is one of the original mail filtering programs written for UNIX. (originally a part of the ’elm’ mailer) Install it via a pipe(|) reference in $HOME/.forward, and let it separate your incoming email into different personal mailboxes.
There are three methods to install filter on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install filter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install filter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install filter
Install filter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install filter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install filter
Install filter 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install filter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install filter
How To Uninstall filter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the filter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove filter
Uninstall filter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall filter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove filter
Remove filter Configurations and Data
To remove filter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge filter
Remove filter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove filter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install filter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.