How To Install libdumbster-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdumbster-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libdumbster-java is very simple fake SMTP Server for testing purposes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdumbster-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdumbster-java

libdumbster-java is:

The Dumbster is a very simple fake SMTP server designed for unit and system testing applications that send email messages. It responds to all standard SMTP commands but does not deliver messages to the user. The messages are stored within the Dumbster for later extraction and verification.

The Dumbster slots itself very easily into your testing strategy. As long as your application talks to an email server using SMTP then the Dumbster can be used to test the application with no code changes

There are three methods to install libdumbster-java 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 libdumbster-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdumbster-java

Install libdumbster-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdumbster-java

Install libdumbster-java 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 libdumbster-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdumbster-java

How To Uninstall libdumbster-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdumbster-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdumbster-java

Uninstall libdumbster-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdumbster-java

Remove libdumbster-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdumbster-java

Remove libdumbster-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdumbster-java

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Summary

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