How To Install dovecot-fts-xapian on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-fts-xapian on Ubuntu.
What is dovecot-fts-xapian
dovecot-fts-xapian is:
This project provides a straightforward and simple way to configure full-text search (FTS) for Dovecot, leveraging the efforts of the Xapian.org team.
Compared to dovecot’s own FTS plugins, fts-xapian is:
- simpler than fts_solr
- more free than fts_dovecot
- has a more active backend than fts_lucene
There are three methods to install dovecot-fts-xapian on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dovecot-fts-xapian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-fts-xapian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dovecot-fts-xapian
Install dovecot-fts-xapian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-fts-xapian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dovecot-fts-xapian
Install dovecot-fts-xapian 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 dovecot-fts-xapian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dovecot-fts-xapian
How To Uninstall dovecot-fts-xapian on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dovecot-fts-xapian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dovecot-fts-xapian
Uninstall dovecot-fts-xapian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dovecot-fts-xapian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dovecot-fts-xapian
Remove dovecot-fts-xapian Configurations and Data
To remove dovecot-fts-xapian configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dovecot-fts-xapian
Remove dovecot-fts-xapian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dovecot-fts-xapian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dovecot-fts-xapian
Dependencies
dovecot-fts-xapian have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-fts-xapian package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.