How To Install python-lamson on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lamson on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-lamson
python-lamson is:
Lamson is a pure Python SMTP server designed to create robust and complex mail applications in the style of modern web frameworks such as Django. Unlike traditional SMTP servers like Postfix or Sendmail, Lamson has all the features of a web application stack (ORM, templates, routing, handlers, state machines, Python) without needing to configure alias files, run newaliases, or juggle tons of tiny fragile processes. Lamson also plays well with other web frameworks and Python libraries.
There are three methods to install python-lamson 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 python-lamson 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-lamson using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-lamson
Install python-lamson Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-lamson using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-lamson
Install python-lamson 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 python-lamson using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-lamson
How To Uninstall python-lamson on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-lamson package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-lamson
Uninstall python-lamson And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-lamson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-lamson
Remove python-lamson Configurations and Data
To remove python-lamson configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-lamson
Remove python-lamson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-lamson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-lamson
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lamson package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
