How To Install courier-maildrop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-maildrop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is courier-maildrop
courier-maildrop is:
This dummy package depends on standalone maildrop package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install courier-maildrop 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 courier-maildrop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install courier-maildrop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install courier-maildrop
Install courier-maildrop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install courier-maildrop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install courier-maildrop
Install courier-maildrop 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 courier-maildrop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install courier-maildrop
How To Uninstall courier-maildrop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the courier-maildrop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove courier-maildrop
Uninstall courier-maildrop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall courier-maildrop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove courier-maildrop
Remove courier-maildrop Configurations and Data
To remove courier-maildrop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge courier-maildrop
Remove courier-maildrop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove courier-maildrop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge courier-maildrop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install courier-maildrop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
