How To Install maildirsync on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildirsync on Debian 10.
What is maildirsync
maildirsync is:
maildirsync is a utility for synchronising Maildir folders between computers. It uses its own custom protocol for efficient communication, and uses ssh as its transport.
There are three methods to install maildirsync 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 maildirsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maildirsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maildirsync
Install maildirsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maildirsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maildirsync
Install maildirsync 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 maildirsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maildirsync
How To Uninstall maildirsync on Debian 10
To uninstall only the maildirsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maildirsync
Uninstall maildirsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maildirsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maildirsync
Remove maildirsync Configurations and Data
To remove maildirsync configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maildirsync
Remove maildirsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maildirsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maildirsync
Dependencies
maildirsync have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maildirsync package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.