How To Install pycmail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycmail on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pycmail
Remove pycmail Configurations and Data
To remove pycmail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycmail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
