How To Install python-imaplib2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-imaplib2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-imaplib2 is Threaded Python IMAP4 client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imaplib2 on Debian 10.

What is python-imaplib2

python-imaplib2 is:

Python IMAP4 rev1 mail protocol client class using threads for parallel operation, allowing full use of the IMAP4 concurrency features and to decouple a user of imaplib from i/o lags, except where explicitly allowed.

There are three methods to install python-imaplib2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-imaplib2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-imaplib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-imaplib2

Install python-imaplib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-imaplib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-imaplib2

Install python-imaplib2 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 python-imaplib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-imaplib2

How To Uninstall python-imaplib2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-imaplib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-imaplib2

Uninstall python-imaplib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-imaplib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-imaplib2

Remove python-imaplib2 Configurations and Data

To remove python-imaplib2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-imaplib2

Remove python-imaplib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-imaplib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-imaplib2

Dependencies

python-imaplib2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imaplib2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.