How To Install dot-forward on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dot-forward on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dot-forward
dot-forward is:
It runs in the qmail startup script to support all your existing .forward files automatically. Individual users can switch to the .qmail mechanism at their leisure.
dot-forward supports forwarding, program deliveries, and comments. It does not support file deliveries or :include: (However, it recognizes file delivery attempts, and defers delivery to give you a chance to set up a .qmail file).
There are three methods to install dot-forward 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 dot-forward Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dot-forward using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dot-forward
Install dot-forward Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dot-forward using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dot-forward
Install dot-forward 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 dot-forward using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dot-forward
How To Uninstall dot-forward on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dot-forward package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dot-forward
Uninstall dot-forward And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dot-forward and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dot-forward
Remove dot-forward Configurations and Data
To remove dot-forward configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dot-forward
Remove dot-forward configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dot-forward configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dot-forward
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dot-forward package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
