How To Install libimap-admin-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimap-admin-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libimap-admin-perl
libimap-admin-perl is:
IMAP::Admin provides basic IMAP server administration functions, providing functions for creating and deleting mailboxes, as well as setting various information such as quotas and access rights. It should theoretically work with any RFC compliant IMAP server, and also performs CAPABILITY checks for specific extensions to determine if they are supported.
There are three methods to install libimap-admin-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 libimap-admin-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 libimap-admin-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimap-admin-perl
Install libimap-admin-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libimap-admin-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimap-admin-perl
Install libimap-admin-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 libimap-admin-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimap-admin-perl
How To Uninstall libimap-admin-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libimap-admin-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimap-admin-perl
Uninstall libimap-admin-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimap-admin-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimap-admin-perl
Remove libimap-admin-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libimap-admin-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimap-admin-perl
Remove libimap-admin-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimap-admin-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimap-admin-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimap-admin-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
