How to Install and Uninstall getmail6 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "getmail6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install getmail6 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                getmail6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "getmail6" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall getmail6 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                getmail6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the getmail6 package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: getmail6
Architecture: all
Version: 6.18.13-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 635
Depends: python3:any
Breaks: getmail (<< 6.7-1)
Replaces: getmail (<< 6.7-1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/getmail6/getmail6_6.18.13-1_all.deb
Size: 158604
MD5sum: d281a348ffa2c52ca535b4d6d70eacd5
SHA1: 2214066efeb647d064eeb44a251ff5beba32ddfd
SHA256: dc1850db992513efccdb9582412cca49464d4ed021b8afdde7f1760666b33cb7
SHA512: 3a6bd5538943961cb25032df08c2ff47c89c04228ed9751b3a90aa4f43dfa1c8ea998ce954ca4d990676fd6c866ec498837343f5e722dca505e4e3d10727611d
Homepage: https://getmail6.org/
Description: mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS
Description-md5: 09c4168831bf7d57c2fbdb2c58e309d4