How To Install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04. claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin is vCalendar message handling plugin for Claws Mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin is:

The vCalendar plugin for Claws Mail provides vCalendar message handling (the meeting subset of the vCalendar format), displaying such mails in a nice format, letting you create and send meetings, and creating a virtual folder with the meetings you sent or received.

The functionality is similar to the one provided by Evolution for that mails.

There are three methods to install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin 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-vcalendar-plugin 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-vcalendar-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

Install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

Install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin 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-vcalendar-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

How To Uninstall claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

Uninstall claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin 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-vcalendar-plugin

Remove claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

Remove claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-vcalendar-plugin

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Summary

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