How To Install libmime-lite-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmime-lite-perl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libmime-lite-perl
libmime-lite-perl is:
MIME::Lite is a Perl module intended as a simple module for generating (but not parsing) messages according to the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) standard. It allows one to output a simple, decent single- or multi- part message with text or binary attachments.
Note that the upstream maintainer of MIME::Lite currently recommends against using this package in favour of better maintained and less buggy alternatives.
There are three methods to install libmime-lite-perl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmime-lite-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmime-lite-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmime-lite-perl
Install libmime-lite-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmime-lite-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmime-lite-perl
Install libmime-lite-perl 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 libmime-lite-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmime-lite-perl
How To Uninstall libmime-lite-perl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libmime-lite-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmime-lite-perl
Uninstall libmime-lite-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmime-lite-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmime-lite-perl
Remove libmime-lite-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmime-lite-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmime-lite-perl
Remove libmime-lite-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmime-lite-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmime-lite-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmime-lite-perl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
