How To Install python-twisted-mail on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twisted-mail on Ubuntu 18.04. python-twisted-mail is twisted dummy package for SMTP, IMAP and POP protocol implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twisted-mail on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-twisted-mail

python-twisted-mail is:

All the code has been moved to python-twisted-core, this package contains only documentation and is going to be removed. See https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7964.

There are three methods to install python-twisted-mail 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-twisted-mail 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-twisted-mail using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-twisted-mail

Install python-twisted-mail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-twisted-mail

Install python-twisted-mail 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-twisted-mail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-twisted-mail

How To Uninstall python-twisted-mail on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-twisted-mail

Uninstall python-twisted-mail And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-twisted-mail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-twisted-mail

Remove python-twisted-mail Configurations and Data

To remove python-twisted-mail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-twisted-mail

Remove python-twisted-mail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-twisted-mail

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twisted-mail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.