How To Install fetchmailconf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmailconf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fetchmailconf
fetchmailconf is:
A GUI wrapper to configure fetchmail’s .fetchmailrc, suitable for end-users. It assists end-users in setting up and editing fetchmail configuration files. See fetchmail package for more information.
There are three methods to install fetchmailconf 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 fetchmailconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fetchmailconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fetchmailconf
Install fetchmailconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fetchmailconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fetchmailconf
Install fetchmailconf 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 fetchmailconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fetchmailconf
How To Uninstall fetchmailconf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fetchmailconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fetchmailconf
Uninstall fetchmailconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fetchmailconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fetchmailconf
Remove fetchmailconf Configurations and Data
To remove fetchmailconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fetchmailconf
Remove fetchmailconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fetchmailconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fetchmailconf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fetchmailconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
