How to Install and Uninstall cyrus-imapd.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: June 02,2024

1. Install "cyrus-imapd.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install cyrus-imapd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

$ sudo yum makecache $ sudo yum install cyrus-imapd.x86_64

2. Uninstall "cyrus-imapd.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall cyrus-imapd.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:

$ sudo yum remove cyrus-imapd.x86_64 $ sudo yum autoremove

3. Information about the cyrus-imapd.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : cyrus-imapd
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.4.22
Release : 1.amzn2.0.1
Size : 3.2 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : A high-performance mail server with IMAP, POP3, NNTP and SIEVE
: support
URL : http://www.cyrusimap.org/
License : BSD
Description : The cyrus-imapd package contains the core of the Cyrus IMAP
: server. It is a scaleable enterprise mail system designed for use
: from small to large enterprise environments using standards-based
: internet mail technologies.
:
: A full Cyrus IMAP implementation allows a seamless mail and
: bulletin board environment to be set up across multiple servers.
: It differs from other IMAP server implementations in that it is
: run on "sealed" servers, where users are not normally permitted to
: log in and have no system account on the server. The mailbox
: database is stored in parts of the file system that are private to
: the Cyrus IMAP server. All user access to mail is through software
: using the IMAP, POP3 or KPOP protocols. It also includes support
: for virtual domains, NNTP, mailbox annotations, and much more. The
: private mailbox database design gives the server large advantages
: in efficiency, scalability and administratability. Multiple
: concurrent read/write connections to the same mailbox are
: permitted. The server supports access control lists on mailboxes
: and storage quotas on mailbox hierarchies.
:
: The Cyrus IMAP server supports the IMAP4rev1 protocol described
: in RFC 3501. IMAP4rev1 has been approved as a proposed standard.
: It supports any authentication mechanism available from the SASL
: library, imaps/pop3s/nntps (IMAP/POP3/NNTP encrypted using SSL and
: TLSv1) can be used for security. The server supports single
: instance store where possible when an email message is addressed
: to multiple recipients, SIEVE provides server side email
: filtering.