How To Install libgnumail-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnumail-java on Debian 9.

What is libgnumail-java

libgnumail-java is:

The javamail API provides abstract classes that model a mail system. With the GNU free implementation of the javamail API, you can send and read messages using SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, mbox, Maildir and NNTP

There are three methods to install libgnumail-java on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnumail-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 libgnumail-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnumail-java

Install libgnumail-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnumail-java

Install libgnumail-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgnumail-java

How To Uninstall libgnumail-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgnumail-java

Uninstall libgnumail-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnumail-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnumail-java

Remove libgnumail-java Configurations and Data

To remove libgnumail-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnumail-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgnumail-java have the following dependencies:

• libgnuinet-java

References

• libgnumail-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnumail-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.