How To Install icedove-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icedove-dbg on Debian 9.
What is icedove-dbg
icedove-dbg is:
Icedove is an unbranded Thunderbird mail client suitable for free distribution. It supports different mail accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has an integrated learning Spam filter, and offers easy organization of mails with tagging and virtual folders. Also, more features can be added by installing extensions.
This package contains the debug symbols for Icedove. Install this package if you need to debug such a program or if you need a useful backtrace of a crash.
This is a transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install icedove-dbg 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 icedove-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icedove-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icedove-dbg
Install icedove-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icedove-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icedove-dbg
Install icedove-dbg 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 icedove-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icedove-dbg
How To Uninstall icedove-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the icedove-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icedove-dbg
Uninstall icedove-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icedove-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icedove-dbg
Remove icedove-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove icedove-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icedove-dbg
Remove icedove-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icedove-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icedove-dbg
Dependencies
icedove-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icedove-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.