How To Install cyrus-imspd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imspd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cyrus-imspd
cyrus-imspd is:
This package contains the cyrus-imspd daemon for the Internet Message Support Protocol (imsp), providing central storage for addressbooks and application config.
There are three methods to install cyrus-imspd 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 cyrus-imspd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cyrus-imspd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cyrus-imspd
Install cyrus-imspd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cyrus-imspd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cyrus-imspd
Install cyrus-imspd 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 cyrus-imspd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cyrus-imspd
How To Uninstall cyrus-imspd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cyrus-imspd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cyrus-imspd
Uninstall cyrus-imspd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cyrus-imspd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cyrus-imspd
Remove cyrus-imspd Configurations and Data
To remove cyrus-imspd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cyrus-imspd
Remove cyrus-imspd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cyrus-imspd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cyrus-imspd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imspd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
