How to Install and Uninstall dovecot Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "dovecot" package

This guide let you learn how to install dovecot on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                dovecot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dovecot" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dovecot on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the dovecot package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package dovecot:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : dovecot
Version : 2.3-3.3.1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 3.3 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : dovecot-2.3-3.3.1.src
Upstream URL : http://www.dovecot.org/
Summary : IMAP and POP3 Server Written Primarily with Security in Mind
Description :
Dovecot is an IMAP and POP3 server for Linux and UNIX-like systems,
written primarily with security in mind. Although it is written in C,
it uses several coding techniques to avoid most of the common pitfalls.
Dovecot can work with standard mbox and maildir formats and is fully
compatible with UW-IMAP and Courier IMAP servers as well as mail
clients accessing the mailboxes directly.
This is a wrapper package that will just handle common things for all
versioned dovecot packages.