How to Install and Uninstall dovecot-imapd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dovecot-imapd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dovecot-imapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dovecot-imapd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dovecot-imapd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dovecot-imapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dovecot-imapd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dovecot-imapd package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: dovecot-imapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Source: dovecot
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dovecot Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 669
Provides: imap-server
Depends: dovecot-core (= 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu2), ucf, libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: ufw
Filename: pool/main/d/dovecot/dovecot-imapd_2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 191268
MD5sum: f043fc14b47404c4413ede10b708b27a
SHA1: 2a95eb04d71183763f73f1eae9536e8a5542cb4f
SHA256: c88fb4e30ff3b062137e47d6cda25962552cbfed19d703ea414f2e45c9deb5c1
SHA512: 8e0f2c17d7d8a6204ddb44fbf2b8b58f7ce9a0fa27b4a31d238341e0bf34c2f8b46fb34729c384316b9b36221e8a7e21090c4a9767600254b4ede8f75ec2a3a0
Homepage: https://dovecot.org/
Description: secure POP3/IMAP server - IMAP daemon
Description-md5: c160efea9f93533ab3404291018f7556
Task: mail-server