How To Install claws-mail-attach-warner on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-attach-warner on Ubuntu 20.04. claws-mail-attach-warner is Missing attachment warnings for Claws Mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-attach-warner on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is claws-mail-attach-warner

claws-mail-attach-warner is:

This plugin for Claws Mail warns the user with a popup window if some reference to an attachment is found in the composed mail text but no file is attached.

There are three methods to install claws-mail-attach-warner on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install claws-mail-attach-warner Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-attach-warner using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-attach-warner

Install claws-mail-attach-warner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-attach-warner using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install claws-mail-attach-warner

Install claws-mail-attach-warner 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 claws-mail-attach-warner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-attach-warner

How To Uninstall claws-mail-attach-warner on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the claws-mail-attach-warner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-attach-warner

Uninstall claws-mail-attach-warner And Its Dependencies

To uninstall claws-mail-attach-warner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-attach-warner

Remove claws-mail-attach-warner Configurations and Data

To remove claws-mail-attach-warner configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-attach-warner

Remove claws-mail-attach-warner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-attach-warner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-attach-warner

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-attach-warner package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.