How To Install sylpheed-plugins on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed-plugins on Debian 12.
What is sylpheed-plugins
sylpheed-plugins is:
This package comprises all loadable plugins which are included with Sylpheed sources. Plugins extend Sylpheed by providing new features and/or capabilities not present in core application.
Currently only the unique existing plugin is included: Attachment Tool: a plugin for dealing with attachments in messages.
There are three methods to install sylpheed-plugins on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sylpheed-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sylpheed-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sylpheed-plugins
Install sylpheed-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sylpheed-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sylpheed-plugins
Install sylpheed-plugins 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 sylpheed-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sylpheed-plugins
How To Uninstall sylpheed-plugins on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sylpheed-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sylpheed-plugins
Uninstall sylpheed-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sylpheed-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylpheed-plugins
Remove sylpheed-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove sylpheed-plugins configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sylpheed-plugins
Remove sylpheed-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sylpheed-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylpheed-plugins
Dependencies
sylpheed-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed-plugins package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
