How To Install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl is module to parse the postfix mail queue

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl is:

Postfix::Parse::Mailq is a Perl module that reads the output of Postfix’s mailq command and returns the contents of the queue as an arrayref. Each record is then reported as a hashref.

There are three methods to install libpostfix-parse-mailq-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 libpostfix-parse-mailq-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 libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

Install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

Install libpostfix-parse-mailq-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 libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

How To Uninstall libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

Uninstall libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

Remove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

Remove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostfix-parse-mailq-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.