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

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "mew" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall mew on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: mew
Architecture: all
Version: 1:6.8-6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tatsuya Kinoshita
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2327
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader, news-reader
Depends: mew-bin (>= 1:5.3), emacsen-common (>= 2.0.8), emacs-nox | emacs | emacs25 | emacs24 | emacs-snapshot, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: sensible-utils, w3m-el, gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, gpgsm, ssh, wv, xlhtml, ppthtml, compface, netpbm, x-face-el, mu-cite, mule-ucs, bogofilter | bsfilter | spamassassin, hyperestraier, namazu2, namazu2-index-tools, mhc
Conflicts: mew-beta
Replaces: mew-beta
Filename: pool/universe/m/mew/mew_6.8-6_all.deb
Size: 563300
MD5sum: e50ff7f78b015448d56ef796be7c63c3
SHA1: e8cfb5ad3ca3f9c5f5741806ace71497e73d3e25
SHA256: 58c994dd732f616a4ed08376a97910a07483e944a71bafbb5b7bfc0276d69d8f
Homepage: http://www.mew.org/
Description: mail reader supporting PGP/MIME for Emacs
Description-md5: 8fc697b142090d8f7879bd7c8688fd0f