How To Install libgmime2.6-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime2.6-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmime2.6-cil
libgmime2.6-cil is:
GMime provides a core library and set of utilities which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).
This package contains the CLI binding for the older version of the GMime library.
This package is deprecated. Users should switch to MimeKit instead.
There are three methods to install libgmime2.6-cil 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 libgmime2.6-cil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmime2.6-cil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmime2.6-cil
Install libgmime2.6-cil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmime2.6-cil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmime2.6-cil
Install libgmime2.6-cil 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 libgmime2.6-cil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmime2.6-cil
How To Uninstall libgmime2.6-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmime2.6-cil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmime2.6-cil
Uninstall libgmime2.6-cil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmime2.6-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmime2.6-cil
Remove libgmime2.6-cil Configurations and Data
To remove libgmime2.6-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmime2.6-cil
Remove libgmime2.6-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmime2.6-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmime2.6-cil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime2.6-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
