How To Install ifmail on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifmail on Debian 9.
What is ifmail
ifmail is:
The package contains common files needed by ifcico and ifgate packages. This version includes the “tx” patches and other misc patches.
There are three methods to install ifmail 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 ifmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ifmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ifmail
Install ifmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ifmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ifmail
Install ifmail 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 ifmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ifmail
How To Uninstall ifmail on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ifmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ifmail
Uninstall ifmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ifmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifmail
Remove ifmail Configurations and Data
To remove ifmail configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ifmail
Remove ifmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ifmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifmail
Dependencies
ifmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifmail package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.