How To Install gnumail.app-common on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumail.app-common on Debian 11.
What is gnumail.app-common
gnumail.app-common is:
GNUMail is a clone of NeXT/Apple’s Mail.app application. It uses the GNUstep development framework (or Apple Cocoa, which is based on the OpenStep specification provided by NeXT, Inc.).
This package contains the architecture-independent files; it is not useful on its own.
There are three methods to install gnumail.app-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnumail.app-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumail.app-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnumail.app-common
Install gnumail.app-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumail.app-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnumail.app-common
Install gnumail.app-common 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 gnumail.app-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnumail.app-common
How To Uninstall gnumail.app-common on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gnumail.app-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnumail.app-common
Uninstall gnumail.app-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnumail.app-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumail.app-common
Remove gnumail.app-common Configurations and Data
To remove gnumail.app-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnumail.app-common
Remove gnumail.app-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnumail.app-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnumail.app-common
Dependencies
gnumail.app-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumail.app-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
