How To Install python-mailer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mailer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mailer
python-mailer is:
Simplifies sending emails in Python, features a single class to send plain text, HTML email, and attachments. Mailer auto detects attachment types and has support for internationalized headers.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-mailer 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-mailer 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-mailer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mailer
Install python-mailer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mailer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mailer
Install python-mailer 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-mailer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mailer
How To Uninstall python-mailer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mailer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mailer
Uninstall python-mailer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mailer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mailer
Remove python-mailer Configurations and Data
To remove python-mailer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mailer
Remove python-mailer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mailer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mailer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mailer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
