How To Install libmailtools-perl 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 libmailtools-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libmailtools-perl
libmailtools-perl is:
MailTools is a set of perl modules which provide an easy interface to manipulating email in an object-oriented fashion.
Mail::Address - Parse mail addresses Mail::Cap - Parse mailcap files Mail::Field - Base class for manipulation of mail header fields Mail::Field::AddrList - object representation of e-mail address lists Mail::Field::Date - a date header field Mail::Field::Generic - implementation for inspecific fields Mail::Filter - Filter mail through multiple subroutines Mail::Header - manipulate MIME headers Mail::Internet - manipulate email messages Mail::Mailer - Simple interface to electronic mailing mechanisms Mail::Send - Simple electronic mail interface Mail::Util - mail utility functions
There are three methods to install libmailtools-perl 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 libmailtools-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmailtools-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmailtools-perl
Install libmailtools-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmailtools-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmailtools-perl
Install libmailtools-perl 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 libmailtools-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmailtools-perl
How To Uninstall libmailtools-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmailtools-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmailtools-perl
Uninstall libmailtools-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmailtools-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmailtools-perl
Remove libmailtools-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmailtools-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmailtools-perl
Remove libmailtools-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmailtools-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmailtools-perl
Dependencies
libmailtools-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmailtools-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.