How To Install grepmail on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grepmail on Debian 9.
What is grepmail
grepmail is:
Grepmail looks for mail messages containing a pattern, and prints the resulting messages. Usage is very similar to grep. It can handle compressed mailbox files, and can search the header or body of emails. It also supports searches constrained by date and size.
There are three methods to install grepmail 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 grepmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grepmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grepmail
Install grepmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grepmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grepmail
Install grepmail 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 grepmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grepmail
How To Uninstall grepmail on Debian 9
To uninstall only the grepmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grepmail
Uninstall grepmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grepmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grepmail
Remove grepmail Configurations and Data
To remove grepmail configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grepmail
Remove grepmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grepmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grepmail
Dependencies
grepmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grepmail package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.