How To Install sylpheed on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed on Ubuntu 18.04. sylpheed is Light weight e-mail client with GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sylpheed

sylpheed is:

Sylpheed is an e-mail client which aims for:

  • Quick response
  • Graceful, and sophisticated interface
  • Easy configuration, intuitive operation
  • Abundant features The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for Windows, such as Outlook Express or so. The interface is also designed to emulate the mailers on Emacsen, and almost all commands are accessible with the keyboard.

There are three methods to install sylpheed 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 sylpheed Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sylpheed using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sylpheed

Install sylpheed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sylpheed using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sylpheed

Install sylpheed 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 sylpheed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sylpheed

How To Uninstall sylpheed on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sylpheed package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sylpheed

Uninstall sylpheed And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sylpheed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sylpheed

Remove sylpheed Configurations and Data

To remove sylpheed configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sylpheed

Remove sylpheed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sylpheed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sylpheed

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sylpheed package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.