How To Install tnef on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tnef on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tnef
tnef is:
TNEF is a program for unpacking MIME attachments of type “application/ms-tnef”. This is typically a Microsoft only attachment.
The TNEF program allows one to unpack the attachments which were encapsulated into the TNEF attachment, thus alleviating the need to use Microsoft Outlook to view the attachment.
There are three methods to install tnef 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 tnef Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tnef using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tnef
Install tnef Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tnef using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tnef
Install tnef 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 tnef using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tnef
How To Uninstall tnef on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tnef package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tnef
Uninstall tnef And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tnef and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tnef
Remove tnef Configurations and Data
To remove tnef configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tnef
Remove tnef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tnef configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tnef
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tnef package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
