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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "mailutils" package

This is a short guide on how to install mailutils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mailutils
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "mailutils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mailutils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mailutils
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the mailutils package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: mailutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.17-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jordi Mallach
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 526
Provides: mail-reader, mailx
Depends: mailutils-common (= 1:3.17-1), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libgsasl18 (>= 1.1), libldap2 (>= 2.6.2), libmailutils9, libncurses6 (>= 6), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libunistring5 (>= 1.1)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Suggests: mailutils-mh, mailutils-doc
Breaks: elm-me+ (<< 2.4pl25ME+99c-3), heirloom-mailx (<< 12.3-3)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mailutils/mailutils_3.17-1_amd64.deb
Size: 126844
MD5sum: 8ef6d69976b95964ad821477dfc35a6b
SHA1: 2c745f87fdb379d6fc41d95cc89d4045565987ee
SHA256: d2ff85de26bf6014954411a964bf91157934275b1657ef18ef0dbeac9e7dc387
SHA512: 154b4184adcaa9a38da3659d4148144b341429b7fd166c7608731a794640c8edbd4aecdf01064cf7870d5705e7ad0f6aab88fa9f540215d3d9045c7589fc4bdb
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/
Description: GNU mailutils utilities for handling mail
Description-md5: 2d2d88b93b295fdfb438b5c770fc1349