How To Install tkrat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tkrat on Debian 9.
What is tkrat
tkrat is:
TkRat is a graphical Mail User Agent (MUA) which handles MIME. It is mainly written in C but the user interface is done in tcl/tk.
The program currently understands unix mailboxes, POP, IMAP and mh folders. It can manage a database of messages associated to events triggered by elapsing time intervals. Messages are sent via SMTP or any user configured program (for example sendmail).
There are three methods to install tkrat 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 tkrat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tkrat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tkrat
Install tkrat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tkrat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tkrat
Install tkrat 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 tkrat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tkrat
How To Uninstall tkrat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tkrat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tkrat
Uninstall tkrat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tkrat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tkrat
Remove tkrat Configurations and Data
To remove tkrat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tkrat
Remove tkrat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tkrat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tkrat
Dependencies
tkrat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tkrat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.