How To Install php-mail-mime on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mail-mime on Debian 12.
What is php-mail-mime
php-mail-mime is:
Provides classes to deal with creation and manipulation of mime messages. It allows people to create e-mail messages consisting of:
- Text Parts
- HTML Parts
- Inline HTML Images
- Attachments
- Attached messages
It supports big messages, base64 and quoted-printable encodings and non-ASCII characters in filenames, subjects, recipients, etc. encoded using RFC2047 and/or RFC2231.
There are three methods to install php-mail-mime on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-mail-mime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mail-mime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mail-mime
Install php-mail-mime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mail-mime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mail-mime
Install php-mail-mime 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 php-mail-mime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mail-mime
How To Uninstall php-mail-mime on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php-mail-mime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mail-mime
Uninstall php-mail-mime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mail-mime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mail-mime
Remove php-mail-mime Configurations and Data
To remove php-mail-mime configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mail-mime
Remove php-mail-mime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mail-mime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mail-mime
Dependencies
php-mail-mime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mail-mime package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
