How To Install php-mailparse on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mailparse on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-mailparse
php-mailparse is:
Mailparse is an extension for parsing and working with email messages.
It can deal with rfc822 and rfc2045 (MIME) compliant messages.
There are three methods to install php-mailparse 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 php-mailparse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mailparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mailparse
Install php-mailparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mailparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mailparse
Install php-mailparse 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 php-mailparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mailparse
How To Uninstall php-mailparse on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-mailparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mailparse
Uninstall php-mailparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mailparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mailparse
Remove php-mailparse Configurations and Data
To remove php-mailparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mailparse
Remove php-mailparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mailparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mailparse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mailparse package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
