How To Install pycmail on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycmail on Debian 9.
What is pycmail
pycmail is:
mail sorter similar to procmail, written in Python, using Python syntax for mail delivery
There are three methods to install pycmail 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 pycmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pycmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pycmail
Install pycmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pycmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pycmail
Install pycmail 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 pycmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pycmail
How To Uninstall pycmail on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pycmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pycmail
Uninstall pycmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pycmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pycmail
Remove pycmail Configurations and Data
To remove pycmail configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pycmail
Remove pycmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pycmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pycmail
Dependencies
pycmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycmail package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.