How To Install libbuffy-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbuffy-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbuffy-perl
libbuffy-perl is:
Buffy wants to be the ultimate mail folder summary system.
This library provides efficient mailfolder checking routines, packaged in a library with a simple API and with wrappers for many languages, so that everyone can create mail folder summary systems in the language they prefer without having to care about the actual mailbox checking.
Libbuffy currently supports detection and summarizing of folders in Maildir and Mailbox format.
This package provides a Perl wrapper for libbuffy.
There are three methods to install libbuffy-perl 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 libbuffy-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbuffy-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbuffy-perl
Install libbuffy-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbuffy-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbuffy-perl
Install libbuffy-perl 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 libbuffy-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbuffy-perl
How To Uninstall libbuffy-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbuffy-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbuffy-perl
Uninstall libbuffy-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbuffy-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbuffy-perl
Remove libbuffy-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libbuffy-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbuffy-perl
Remove libbuffy-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbuffy-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbuffy-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbuffy-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
