How To Install mailplate on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailplate on Debian 9.
What is mailplate
mailplate is:
mailplate addresses the problem of having multiple mail identities, each with a different template for composing mail messages, and the need to switch between them after starting to write. It can process mail drafts and switch the underlying template and can thus be used from within the editor to switch the identity used to write the current mail message.
It can also be used as a wrapper of your editor and invoked directly from your mail user agent. Its ability to automatically select a template according to a nifty scoring system based makes it the ideal companion for those who use mail on a daily basis.
There are three methods to install mailplate 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 mailplate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailplate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailplate
Install mailplate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailplate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailplate
Install mailplate 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 mailplate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailplate
How To Uninstall mailplate on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mailplate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailplate
Uninstall mailplate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailplate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailplate
Remove mailplate Configurations and Data
To remove mailplate configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailplate
Remove mailplate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailplate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailplate
Dependencies
mailplate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailplate package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.