How To Install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8. imapsync is Tool to migrate email between IMAP servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8.

What is imapsync

imapsync is a tool for facilitating incremental recursive IMAP transfers from one mailbox to another. It is useful for mailbox migration, and reduces the amount of data transferred by only copying messages that are not present on both servers. Read, unread, and deleted flags are preserved, and the process can be stopped and resumed. The original messages can optionally be deleted after a successful transfer.

We can use yum or dnf to install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install imapsync.

Install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install imapsync using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install imapsync

Install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install imapsync using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install imapsync

How To Uninstall imapsync on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the imapsync package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove imapsync

imapsync Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/imapsync
/usr/share/doc/imapsync
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/NOLIMIT
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/README
/usr/share/doc/imapsync/TODO
/usr/share/man/man1/imapsync.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install imapsync on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.