How To Install mimedefang on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mimedefang on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mimedefang
mimedefang is:
MIMEDefang is an e-mail filter program which processes all messages sent via Sendmail. It splits multi-part MIME messages into their components and can delete or modify those parts before reassembling the message and sending it on its way.
There are three methods to install mimedefang on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mimedefang Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mimedefang using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mimedefang
Install mimedefang Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mimedefang using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mimedefang
Install mimedefang 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 mimedefang using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mimedefang
How To Uninstall mimedefang on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mimedefang package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mimedefang
Uninstall mimedefang And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mimedefang and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mimedefang
Remove mimedefang Configurations and Data
To remove mimedefang configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mimedefang
Remove mimedefang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mimedefang configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mimedefang
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mimedefang package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.