How To Install rmail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rmail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rmail
rmail is:
Rmail handles mail received via uucp and passes it to the local sendmail (or workalike).
This version comes from the sendmail source package and the only change is the call to sendmail (from -obq to -obi).
There are three methods to install rmail 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 rmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rmail
Install rmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rmail
Install rmail 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 rmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rmail
How To Uninstall rmail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rmail
Uninstall rmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rmail
Remove rmail Configurations and Data
To remove rmail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rmail
Remove rmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rmail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rmail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
