How To Install kmail on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmail on Debian 10.
What is kmail
kmail is:
KMail supports multiple accounts, mail filtering and email encryption. The program let you configure your workflow and it has good integration into KDE (Plasma Desktop) but is also useable with other Desktop Envionments.
There are three methods to install kmail 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 kmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kmail
Install kmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kmail
Install kmail 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 kmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kmail
How To Uninstall kmail on Debian 10
To uninstall only the kmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kmail
Uninstall kmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmail
Remove kmail Configurations and Data
To remove kmail configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kmail
Remove kmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmail
Dependencies
kmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmail package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.