How To Install libmail-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmail-java on Debian 9.
What is libmail-java
libmail-java is:
The JavaMail API provides a platform-independent and protocol-independent framework to build mail and messaging applications.
This is the reference implementation of the JavaMail API. It supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP (including Gmail features) and Delivery Status Notifications parsing.
There are three methods to install libmail-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 libmail-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 libmail-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmail-java
Install libmail-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmail-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmail-java
Install libmail-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 libmail-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmail-java
How To Uninstall libmail-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmail-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmail-java
Uninstall libmail-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmail-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmail-java
Remove libmail-java Configurations and Data
To remove libmail-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmail-java
Remove libmail-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmail-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmail-java
Dependencies
libmail-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmail-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.