How To Install kopano-gateway on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-gateway on Ubuntu 18.04. kopano-gateway is Complete and feature rich groupware solution - POP3 and IMAP gateway

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-gateway on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kopano-gateway

kopano-gateway is:

The Kopano Collaboration Platform (KCP) is a complete, stable and flexible groupware solution supporting open source as well as proprietary clients including mobile ones. It also features a web interface.

This package contains the gateway to access the data stored in your Kopano server via the POP3 and IMAP protocols.

There are three methods to install kopano-gateway on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kopano-gateway Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kopano-gateway using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kopano-gateway

Install kopano-gateway Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kopano-gateway using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kopano-gateway

Install kopano-gateway 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kopano-gateway using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kopano-gateway

How To Uninstall kopano-gateway on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kopano-gateway package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kopano-gateway

Uninstall kopano-gateway And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kopano-gateway and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kopano-gateway

Remove kopano-gateway Configurations and Data

To remove kopano-gateway configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kopano-gateway

Remove kopano-gateway configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kopano-gateway configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kopano-gateway

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-gateway package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.