How To Install libmu-dbm9 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmu-dbm9 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmu-dbm9 is GNU Mail abstraction library – dbm support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmu-dbm9 on Debian 12.

What is libmu-dbm9

libmu-dbm9 is:

GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework. It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and servers.

This is GNU’s Mail abstraction library dbm support component. This library allows programs to hook into a single library for many different types of mail backends. The following backend stores are currently provided: mbox, mh, maildir, dotmail, pop3, imap4.

There are three methods to install libmu-dbm9 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmu-dbm9 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmu-dbm9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmu-dbm9

Install libmu-dbm9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmu-dbm9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmu-dbm9

Install libmu-dbm9 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 libmu-dbm9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmu-dbm9

How To Uninstall libmu-dbm9 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmu-dbm9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmu-dbm9

Uninstall libmu-dbm9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmu-dbm9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmu-dbm9

Remove libmu-dbm9 Configurations and Data

To remove libmu-dbm9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmu-dbm9

Remove libmu-dbm9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmu-dbm9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmu-dbm9

Dependencies

libmu-dbm9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmu-dbm9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.