How to Install and Uninstall getmail Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "getmail" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install getmail on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall getmail on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                getmail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the getmail package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: getmail
Architecture: all
Version: 5.13-1build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Osamu Aoki
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 641
Provides: getmail4
Depends: python2:any (<< 2.8), python2:any (>= 2.7~)
Breaks: getmail4 (<< 5.5-2)
Replaces: getmail4
Filename: pool/universe/g/getmail/getmail_5.13-1build1_all.deb
Size: 157652
MD5sum: 7b5d933a7f3b64c1bc318d4b8643f000
SHA1: f754fceca7875cd05162d3940eedd01936bdb7b5
SHA256: 129b3e941dbb36b3015e8387e977e997b958dd6c46cff69e508e04844f71f0cf
Homepage: http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/
Description: mail retriever with support for POP3, IMAP4 and SDPS
Description-md5: b2f05486f9ac795b073488022d1ce77d