How To Install wmbiff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbiff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wmbiff
wmbiff is:
WMBiff is an WindowMaker docking utility, that displays the number of read and unread messages in (usually) five mailboxes. You can also define actions to execute on new mail arrival (for example, play a sound file), [auto]fetchmail from a remote server, execute your mail reader with a mouse click, or list subject lines from unread messages.
At this moment, wmbiff supports unix-style, maildir, pop3, APOP, IMAP and IMAPS mailboxes.
It also includes scripts to perform miscellaneous tasks. At the moment, these include a checker for Debian security updates.
wmbiff is similar to the wmmaiload package, but features an LED-style appearance, IMAPS support, and other minor differences.
There are three methods to install wmbiff 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 wmbiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmbiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmbiff
Install wmbiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmbiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmbiff
Install wmbiff 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 wmbiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmbiff
How To Uninstall wmbiff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wmbiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmbiff
Uninstall wmbiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmbiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmbiff
Remove wmbiff Configurations and Data
To remove wmbiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmbiff
Remove wmbiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmbiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmbiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
