How To Install safecat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install safecat on Debian 9.
What is safecat
safecat is:
Safecat is a program which implements Daniel Bernstein’s maildir algorithm to copy stdin safely to a file in a specified directory. It can be used to write mail messages to a qmail-style maildir, or to write data to a “spool” directory reliably.
There are three methods to install safecat on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install safecat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install safecat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install safecat
Install safecat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install safecat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install safecat
Install safecat 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 safecat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install safecat
How To Uninstall safecat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the safecat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove safecat
Uninstall safecat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall safecat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove safecat
Remove safecat Configurations and Data
To remove safecat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge safecat
Remove safecat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove safecat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge safecat
Dependencies
safecat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install safecat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.