How To Install lsmbox on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsmbox on Debian 10.
What is lsmbox
lsmbox is:
This program lists the number of total and unread messages in one or several mailbox files, and can also be used to continuously monitor the mailboxes.
There are three methods to install lsmbox on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lsmbox Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lsmbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsmbox
Install lsmbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsmbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsmbox
Install lsmbox 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 lsmbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsmbox
How To Uninstall lsmbox on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lsmbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsmbox
Uninstall lsmbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsmbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsmbox
Remove lsmbox Configurations and Data
To remove lsmbox configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsmbox
Remove lsmbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsmbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsmbox
Dependencies
lsmbox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsmbox package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.