How To Install sortmail on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sortmail on Debian 9.
What is sortmail
sortmail is:
sortmail is a simple mail sorter you can use in your .forward to sort your mail into folders automatically, delete unwanted mail, etc.
There are three methods to install sortmail 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 sortmail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sortmail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sortmail
Install sortmail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sortmail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sortmail
Install sortmail 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 sortmail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sortmail
How To Uninstall sortmail on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sortmail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sortmail
Uninstall sortmail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sortmail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sortmail
Remove sortmail Configurations and Data
To remove sortmail configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sortmail
Remove sortmail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sortmail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sortmail
Dependencies
sortmail have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sortmail package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.