How To Install postmark on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postmark on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is postmark
postmark is:
Benchmark that’s based around small file operations similar to those used on large mail servers and news servers. Has been ported to NT so should be good for comparing OSs. “Postmark: a new file system benchmark”, Jeffrey Katcher, Network Appliance Technical Report TR-3022, October 1997
There are three methods to install postmark on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install postmark Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postmark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postmark
Install postmark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postmark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postmark
Install postmark 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 postmark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postmark
How To Uninstall postmark on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the postmark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postmark
Uninstall postmark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postmark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postmark
Remove postmark Configurations and Data
To remove postmark configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postmark
Remove postmark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postmark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postmark
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postmark package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
