How To Install syncmaildir-applet on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncmaildir-applet on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is syncmaildir-applet
syncmaildir-applet is:
Sync Mail Dir is a set of utilities to synchronize a pair of mailboxes in Maildir format, using SSH to transfer data.
This package provides an applet that integrates smd-loop with GNOME; that is, it notifies the user with popups, starts smd-loop when the user logs in, and provides a simple user interface to deal with synchronization errors.
There are three methods to install syncmaildir-applet on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install syncmaildir-applet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install syncmaildir-applet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syncmaildir-applet
Install syncmaildir-applet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syncmaildir-applet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syncmaildir-applet
Install syncmaildir-applet 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 syncmaildir-applet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syncmaildir-applet
How To Uninstall syncmaildir-applet on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the syncmaildir-applet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syncmaildir-applet
Uninstall syncmaildir-applet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syncmaildir-applet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncmaildir-applet
Remove syncmaildir-applet Configurations and Data
To remove syncmaildir-applet configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syncmaildir-applet
Remove syncmaildir-applet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syncmaildir-applet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncmaildir-applet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syncmaildir-applet package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
