How To Install sylph-searcher on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylph-searcher on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sylph-searcher
sylph-searcher is:
Sylph-Searcher is a Full-text search program for messages stored in the mailboxes of Sylpheed, or generic MH folders.
There are three methods to install sylph-searcher 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 sylph-searcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sylph-searcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sylph-searcher
Install sylph-searcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sylph-searcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sylph-searcher
Install sylph-searcher 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 sylph-searcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sylph-searcher
How To Uninstall sylph-searcher on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sylph-searcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sylph-searcher
Uninstall sylph-searcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sylph-searcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylph-searcher
Remove sylph-searcher Configurations and Data
To remove sylph-searcher configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sylph-searcher
Remove sylph-searcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sylph-searcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylph-searcher
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylph-searcher package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
