How To Install mu4e on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mu4e on Debian 9.
What is mu4e
mu4e is:
mu4e (mu-for-emacs) is an e-mail client for GNU-Emacs version 23 and later, built on top of the mu e-mail search engine. mu4e is optimized for fast handling of large amounts of e-mail.
There are three methods to install mu4e 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 mu4e Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mu4e using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mu4e
Install mu4e Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mu4e using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mu4e
Install mu4e 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 mu4e using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mu4e
How To Uninstall mu4e on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mu4e package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mu4e
Uninstall mu4e And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mu4e and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mu4e
Remove mu4e Configurations and Data
To remove mu4e configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mu4e
Remove mu4e configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mu4e configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mu4e
Dependencies
mu4e have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mu4e package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.