How To Install mbox-importer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mbox-importer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mbox-importer
mbox-importer is:
mbox-importer is a wizard to assist with importing MBox email archives into Akonadi
There are three methods to install mbox-importer 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 mbox-importer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mbox-importer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mbox-importer
Install mbox-importer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mbox-importer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mbox-importer
Install mbox-importer 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 mbox-importer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mbox-importer
How To Uninstall mbox-importer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mbox-importer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mbox-importer
Uninstall mbox-importer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mbox-importer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbox-importer
Remove mbox-importer Configurations and Data
To remove mbox-importer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mbox-importer
Remove mbox-importer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mbox-importer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbox-importer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mbox-importer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
