How To Install kmailtransport-akonadi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmailtransport-akonadi on Ubuntu 18.04. kmailtransport-akonadi is mail transport akonadi library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmailtransport-akonadi on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kmailtransport-akonadi

kmailtransport-akonadi is:

Mailtransport is a library that provides the following functionality:

  • Shared mail transport settings.
  • GUI elements to configure mail transport settings.
  • Job classes for mail sending.

This package contains the akonadi plugin.

There are three methods to install kmailtransport-akonadi 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 kmailtransport-akonadi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kmailtransport-akonadi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kmailtransport-akonadi

Install kmailtransport-akonadi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kmailtransport-akonadi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kmailtransport-akonadi

Install kmailtransport-akonadi 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 kmailtransport-akonadi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kmailtransport-akonadi

How To Uninstall kmailtransport-akonadi on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kmailtransport-akonadi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kmailtransport-akonadi

Uninstall kmailtransport-akonadi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kmailtransport-akonadi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmailtransport-akonadi

Remove kmailtransport-akonadi Configurations and Data

To remove kmailtransport-akonadi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kmailtransport-akonadi

Remove kmailtransport-akonadi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kmailtransport-akonadi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmailtransport-akonadi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmailtransport-akonadi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.