How To Install ifgate on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifgate on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ifgate
ifgate is:
The program can act as a gateway between email and netmail and Usenet newsgroups and echomail. This version includes the “tx” patches and other misc patches.
There are three methods to install ifgate 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 ifgate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ifgate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ifgate
Install ifgate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ifgate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ifgate
Install ifgate 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 ifgate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ifgate
How To Uninstall ifgate on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ifgate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ifgate
Uninstall ifgate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ifgate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifgate
Remove ifgate Configurations and Data
To remove ifgate configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ifgate
Remove ifgate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ifgate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifgate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifgate package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
