How To Install gmail-notify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmail-notify on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gmail-notify
gmail-notify is:
Gmail Notifier is a Linux alternative for the notifier program released by Google, it is written in Python and provides an attractive and simple way to check for new mail messages.
There are three methods to install gmail-notify on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gmail-notify Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmail-notify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmail-notify
Install gmail-notify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmail-notify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmail-notify
Install gmail-notify 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 gmail-notify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmail-notify
How To Uninstall gmail-notify on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gmail-notify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmail-notify
Uninstall gmail-notify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmail-notify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmail-notify
Remove gmail-notify Configurations and Data
To remove gmail-notify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmail-notify
Remove gmail-notify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmail-notify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmail-notify
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmail-notify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
