How To Install mailsync on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailsync on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mailsync
mailsync is:
Mailsync is a way of keeping a collection of mailboxes synchronized. The mailboxes may be on the local filesystem or on an IMAP server.
There are three methods to install mailsync 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 mailsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailsync
Install mailsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailsync
Install mailsync 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 mailsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailsync
How To Uninstall mailsync on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mailsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailsync
Uninstall mailsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailsync
Remove mailsync Configurations and Data
To remove mailsync configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailsync
Remove mailsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailsync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailsync package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
