How To Install isync on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install isync in Fedora 36. isync is Tool to synchronize IMAP4 and Maildir mailboxes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install isync on Fedora 36.

What is `isync`

mbsync is a command line application which synchronizes mailboxes. Currently Maildir and IMAP4 mailboxes are supported. New messages, message deletions and flag changes can be propagated both ways. mbsync is suitable for use in IMAP-disconnected mode.

We can use yum or dnf to install isync on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install isync.

Install isync on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install isync

Install isync on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install isync

How To Uninstall isync on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove isync

isync Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/mbsync
/usr/bin/mbsync-get-cert
/usr/bin/mdconvert
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/bd0fb13cbeb3caa44f7c928df401cd5e04b726
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/526e95680815d15ecef978951d52bfb073fdbc
/usr/share/doc/isync
/usr/share/doc/isync/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/isync/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/isync/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/isync/README
/usr/share/doc/isync/TODO
/usr/share/doc/isync/mbsyncrc.sample
/usr/share/licenses/isync
/usr/share/licenses/isync/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/mbsync.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mdconvert.1.gz

References

isync website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install isync on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).