How to Install and Uninstall watch-maildirs Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "watch-maildirs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                watch-maildirs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "watch-maildirs" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: watch-maildirs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.0-2.2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Source: mswatch
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 104
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: openssh-server | ssh-server
Enhances: imap-server
Filename: pool/universe/m/mswatch/watch-maildirs_1.2.0-2.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 29624
MD5sum: 837decfcd2d2d4bf2200c5fa3b872768
SHA1: f35a4b8ffcf98b3b6fa08014085fcc5db3ac5053
SHA256: 4383481ca707a33c914ff53c9e418e00c6fc2130ad0568a20e2701bf71552072
Homepage: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
Description: mswatch helper tools to watch maildirs and trigger on-demand syncs
Description-md5: eb53fdbb3f1b2450a6f9004c26cc0689