How To Install claws-mail-pgpinline on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pgpinline on Ubuntu 22.04. claws-mail-pgpinline is PGP/inline plugin for Claws Mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pgpinline on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is claws-mail-pgpinline

claws-mail-pgpinline is:

This plugin for Claws Mail verifies signatures of digitally signed messages, and decrypts encrypted messages. It’s also required to send signed and encrypted messages using inline method (deprecated).

There are three methods to install claws-mail-pgpinline 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 claws-mail-pgpinline Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-pgpinline

Install claws-mail-pgpinline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-pgpinline using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install claws-mail-pgpinline

Install claws-mail-pgpinline 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 claws-mail-pgpinline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-pgpinline

How To Uninstall claws-mail-pgpinline on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the claws-mail-pgpinline package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-pgpinline

Uninstall claws-mail-pgpinline And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-pgpinline

Remove claws-mail-pgpinline Configurations and Data

To remove claws-mail-pgpinline configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-pgpinline

Remove claws-mail-pgpinline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-pgpinline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-pgpinline

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Summary

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