How To Install ruby-rubymail on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rubymail on Debian 11.
What is ruby-rubymail
ruby-rubymail is:
RMail is a lightweight mail library containing various utility classes and modules that allow ruby scripts to parse, modify, and generate MIME mail messages.
There are three methods to install ruby-rubymail on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-rubymail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rubymail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rubymail
Install ruby-rubymail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rubymail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rubymail
Install ruby-rubymail 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rubymail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rubymail
How To Uninstall ruby-rubymail on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ruby-rubymail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rubymail
Uninstall ruby-rubymail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rubymail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rubymail
Remove ruby-rubymail Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rubymail configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rubymail
Remove ruby-rubymail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rubymail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rubymail
Dependencies
ruby-rubymail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rubymail package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
