How To Install python-sievelib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sievelib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sievelib
python-sievelib is:
Client-side Sieve and Managesieve library written in Python.
Sieve: Currently, the provided parser supports most of the functionalities described in RFC 5228. The only exception concerns section 2.4.2.4. Encoding Characters using “encoded-character” which is not supported. The following Sieve extensions are also supported:
- Date and Index (RFC 5260)
- Vacation (RFC 5230)
ManageSieve: All mandatory commands are supported. The RENAME extension is supported, with a simulated behaviour for server that do not support it. For the AUTHENTICATE command, supported mechanisms are DIGEST-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN.
There are three methods to install python-sievelib 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-sievelib 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-sievelib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sievelib
Install python-sievelib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sievelib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sievelib
Install python-sievelib 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-sievelib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sievelib
How To Uninstall python-sievelib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sievelib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sievelib
Uninstall python-sievelib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sievelib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sievelib
Remove python-sievelib Configurations and Data
To remove python-sievelib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sievelib
Remove python-sievelib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sievelib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sievelib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sievelib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
