How To Install solid-pop3d on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install solid-pop3d on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is solid-pop3d
solid-pop3d is:
The Solid POP3 Server is an implementation of a Post Office Protocol version 3 server that has flexibility as its main goal. The server is easily configurable and has support for features such as:
- APOP authentication scheme
- virtual hosting
- maildir and mailbox handling
- bulletins
- expiration of messages
There are three methods to install solid-pop3d 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 solid-pop3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install solid-pop3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install solid-pop3d
Install solid-pop3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install solid-pop3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install solid-pop3d
Install solid-pop3d 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 solid-pop3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install solid-pop3d
How To Uninstall solid-pop3d on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the solid-pop3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove solid-pop3d
Uninstall solid-pop3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall solid-pop3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove solid-pop3d
Remove solid-pop3d Configurations and Data
To remove solid-pop3d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge solid-pop3d
Remove solid-pop3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove solid-pop3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge solid-pop3d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install solid-pop3d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
