How To Install gforge-mta-exim4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gforge-mta-exim4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gforge-mta-exim4
gforge-mta-exim4 is:
This is a transitional package and can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install gforge-mta-exim4 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 gforge-mta-exim4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gforge-mta-exim4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gforge-mta-exim4
Install gforge-mta-exim4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gforge-mta-exim4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gforge-mta-exim4
Install gforge-mta-exim4 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 gforge-mta-exim4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gforge-mta-exim4
How To Uninstall gforge-mta-exim4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gforge-mta-exim4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gforge-mta-exim4
Uninstall gforge-mta-exim4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gforge-mta-exim4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gforge-mta-exim4
Remove gforge-mta-exim4 Configurations and Data
To remove gforge-mta-exim4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gforge-mta-exim4
Remove gforge-mta-exim4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gforge-mta-exim4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gforge-mta-exim4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gforge-mta-exim4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
