How To Install syncmaildir-applet on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncmaildir-applet on Debian 9. syncmaildir-applet is Sync Mail Dir GNOME applet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncmaildir-applet on Debian 9.

What is syncmaildir-applet

syncmaildir-applet is:

Sync Mail Dir is a set of utilities to synchronize a pair of mail boxes in Maildir format, using SSH to transfer data.

This package provides an applet that integrates smd-loop with GNOME, i.e. notifies the user with popups, starts smd-loop when the user logs in and provides a simple user interface to deal with synchronization errors.

There are three methods to install syncmaildir-applet on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install syncmaildir-applet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install syncmaildir-applet

Install syncmaildir-applet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install syncmaildir-applet

Install syncmaildir-applet 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install syncmaildir-applet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syncmaildir-applet

How To Uninstall syncmaildir-applet on Debian 9

To uninstall only the syncmaildir-applet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syncmaildir-applet

Uninstall syncmaildir-applet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syncmaildir-applet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syncmaildir-applet

Remove syncmaildir-applet Configurations and Data

To remove syncmaildir-applet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syncmaildir-applet

Remove syncmaildir-applet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syncmaildir-applet

Dependencies

syncmaildir-applet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syncmaildir-applet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.