How To Install libkimap4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkimap4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkimap4
libkimap4 is:
This library provides an API for handling data received from IMAP services. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval.
This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.
There are three methods to install libkimap4 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 libkimap4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkimap4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkimap4
Install libkimap4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkimap4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkimap4
Install libkimap4 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 libkimap4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkimap4
How To Uninstall libkimap4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkimap4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkimap4
Uninstall libkimap4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkimap4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkimap4
Remove libkimap4 Configurations and Data
To remove libkimap4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkimap4
Remove libkimap4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkimap4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkimap4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkimap4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
