How To Install qmail-qstat on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install qmail

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is qmail-qstat and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install qmail-qstat on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install qmail-qstat using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install qmail-qstat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qmail

Install qmail-qstat using apt

Because qmail-qstat is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install qmail-qstat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qmail

Install qmail-qstat 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install qmail-qstat by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmail

How to upgrade (update) a single package qmail-qstat using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the qmail-qstat, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install qmail

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install qmail

How To Uninstall qmail-qstat from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the qmail-qstat package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qmail

Uninstall qmail-qstat and all its dependencies

To uninstall qmail-qstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmail

Remove qmail-qstat with all configurations and data

To remove qmail-qstat configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qmail

Remove qmail-qstat completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to qmail-qstat package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmail

Extra info and code examples

qmail is meant as a replacement for the entire sendmail-binmail system on typical Internet-connected UNIX hosts. This package is based on the netqmail distribution of qmail, put together by a motley krewe of qmail contributors (see the README). It is derived from Daniel Bernstein's qmail-1.03 plus bug fixes, a few feature enhancements, and some documentation.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install qmail-qstat using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the qmail-qstat from Ubuntu 21.04.

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