How To Install alot on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install alot on Ubuntu 22.04. alot is Text mode MUA using notmuch mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install alot on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is alot

alot is:

Alot is a text mode mail user agent for the notmuch mail system. It features a modular and command prompt driven interface to provide a full MUA experience as an alternative to the Emacs and Vim modes shipped with notmuch.

There are three methods to install alot on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install alot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install alot

Install alot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install alot

Install alot 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 alot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install alot

How To Uninstall alot on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove alot

Uninstall alot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall alot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove alot

Remove alot Configurations and Data

To remove alot configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge alot

Remove alot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alot

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install alot package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.