How To Install mailcheck on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailcheck
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mailcheck
mailcheck is:
Mailcheck is a simple, configurable tool that allows multiple mailboxes to be checked for the existence of new mail messages. It supports both mbox and maildir-style mailboxes for compatibility with most mail transport agents. It also supports remote POP3 and IMAP mailboxes.
There are three methods to install mailcheck
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 mailcheck Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailcheck
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailcheck
Install mailcheck Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailcheck
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailcheck
Install mailcheck 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 mailcheck
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailcheck
How To Uninstall mailcheck on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mailcheck
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailcheck
Uninstall mailcheck And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailcheck
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailcheck
Remove mailcheck Configurations and Data
To remove mailcheck
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailcheck
Remove mailcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailcheck
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailcheck
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailcheck
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.