How To Install gmime-bin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmime-bin on Debian 10.
What is gmime-bin
gmime-bin is:
GMime provides a core library and set of utilities which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).
This package contains binary tools for encoding and decoding messages.
There are three methods to install gmime-bin 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 gmime-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmime-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmime-bin
Install gmime-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmime-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmime-bin
Install gmime-bin 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 gmime-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmime-bin
How To Uninstall gmime-bin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gmime-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmime-bin
Uninstall gmime-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmime-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmime-bin
Remove gmime-bin Configurations and Data
To remove gmime-bin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmime-bin
Remove gmime-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmime-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmime-bin
Dependencies
gmime-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmime-bin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.