How to Install and Uninstall fetchmail Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "fetchmail" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install fetchmail on openSuSE Tumbleweed


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fetchmail on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                fetchmail
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fetchmail package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package fetchmail:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : fetchmail
Version : 6.4.37-2.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 2.8 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : fetchmail-6.4.37-2.2.src
Upstream URL : https://www.fetchmail.info/
Summary : Full-Featured POP and IMAP Mail Retrieval Daemon
Description :
Fetchmail is a robust and well-documented remote mail retrieval and
forwarding utility intended to be used over on-demand TCP/IP links
(such as SLIP or PPP connections).
Fetchmail retrieves mail from remote mail servers and forwards it to
your local machine's delivery system, so it can be read by normal mail
user agents, such as mutt, elm, pine, (x)emacs/gnus, or mailx.
fetchmailconf, an interactive GUI configurator suitable for end-users,
is included in the fetchmailconf package.