How To Install pullimap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pullimap on Debian 12.
What is pullimap
pullimap is:
PullIMAP retrieves messages from an IMAP mailbox and deliver them to an SMTP or LMTP transmission channel. Compared to alternatives such as fetchmail or getmail, PullIMAP trades flexibility and IMAPd compatibility for performance.
A statefile is used to keep track of the mailbox’s UIDVALIDITY and UIDNEXT values. While PullIMAP is running, the statefile is also used to keep track of UIDs being delivered, which avoids duplicate deliveries in case the process is interrupted.
PullIMAP supports the COMPRESS=DEFLATE extension from [RFC4978]. It is enabled by default on servers advertising it in order to reduce network traffic, especially for long-lived connections (when IDLE commands are enabled.)
An optional retention period can be set to automatically remove old messages from the IMAP server.
There are three methods to install pullimap 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 pullimap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pullimap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pullimap
Install pullimap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pullimap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pullimap
Install pullimap 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 pullimap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pullimap
How To Uninstall pullimap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pullimap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pullimap
Uninstall pullimap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pullimap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pullimap
Remove pullimap Configurations and Data
To remove pullimap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pullimap
Remove pullimap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pullimap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pullimap
Dependencies
pullimap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pullimap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.