How To Install mime-construct on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mime-construct on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mime-construct
mime-construct is:
mime-construct constructs and (by default) mails MIME messages. It is entirely driven from the command line, it is designed to be used by other programs, or people who act like programs.
There are three methods to install mime-construct 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 mime-construct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mime-construct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mime-construct
Install mime-construct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mime-construct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mime-construct
Install mime-construct 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 mime-construct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mime-construct
How To Uninstall mime-construct on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mime-construct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mime-construct
Uninstall mime-construct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mime-construct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mime-construct
Remove mime-construct Configurations and Data
To remove mime-construct configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mime-construct
Remove mime-construct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mime-construct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mime-construct
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mime-construct package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
