How To Install maildir-utils-extra on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildir-utils-extra on Debian 9.
What is maildir-utils-extra
maildir-utils-extra is:
mu is a set of utilities to deal with Maildirs, specifically, indexing and searching. This package provides extra utilities that are under heavy development, currently only a GUI for searching with mu.
There are three methods to install maildir-utils-extra 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 maildir-utils-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maildir-utils-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maildir-utils-extra
Install maildir-utils-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maildir-utils-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maildir-utils-extra
Install maildir-utils-extra 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 maildir-utils-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maildir-utils-extra
How To Uninstall maildir-utils-extra on Debian 9
To uninstall only the maildir-utils-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maildir-utils-extra
Uninstall maildir-utils-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maildir-utils-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maildir-utils-extra
Remove maildir-utils-extra Configurations and Data
To remove maildir-utils-extra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maildir-utils-extra
Remove maildir-utils-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maildir-utils-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maildir-utils-extra
Dependencies
maildir-utils-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildir-utils-extra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.