How to Install and Uninstall isync Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "isync" package

This is a short guide on how to install isync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall isync on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                isync
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the isync package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: isync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Boullis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 278
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libsasl2-2, libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: mutt
Filename: pool/universe/i/isync/isync_1.3.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 112272
MD5sum: 07643e5242443cb0338a0a92d5a9e8ee
SHA1: df5cb3f35456dd8fa6b0a18d4bf1b5725ab4e545
SHA256: 10892a2488e90bbb7ca5817185b982e50185d48ac8d8be5acb6e2f21f3f47315
SHA512: e475b0e81db62d2702c0822e4a12dbdb5dcb8dea290e3963f85dcffe0e96e71f489dffe1fadd3f75090e3883a0d5cc066638e3ac81d3696bf60c998172037b1d
Homepage: http://isync.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
mbsync/isync is a command line application which synchronizes mailboxes;
currently Maildir and IMAP4 mailboxes are supported. New messages, message
deletions and flag changes can be propagated both ways. isync is suitable
for use in IMAP-disconnected mode.
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The main application was much improved in version 1.0. Those improvements
lead to interface changes and the application being renamed to mbsync. The
application isync is now only a wrapper to keep compatibility with earlier
versions.
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Features:
* Fine-grained selection of synchronization operations to perform
* Synchronizes single mailboxes or entire mailbox collections
* Partial mirrors possible: keep only the latest messages locally
* Trash functionality: backup messages before removing them
IMAP features:
* Security: supports TLS/SSL via imaps: (port 993) and STARTTLS; CRAM-MD5
for authentication
* Supports NAMESPACE for simplified configuration
* Pipelining for maximum speed (currently only partially implemented)
Description-md5: 2304fc754da07ee341c66b6081d0d798