How to Install and Uninstall isync Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "isync" package

This tutorial shows how to install isync on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall isync on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: isync
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.0-2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Boullis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libdb5.3, libsasl2-2 (>= 2.1.27+dfsg), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: mutt
Filename: pool/universe/i/isync/isync_1.3.0-2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 115080
MD5sum: a97b03eb1e98567c5b49e0efa4969a99
SHA1: 3d9f565c522884f5d139299f3e6a552bd8624787
SHA256: b5dde4a7921f83d8e5fc8d05303d9d01d92b7d4dbc5c85b661abecc49abfbe6b
SHA512: 83a4f2df323b39a4a01c1e0f0f3e2bdc3b03fb571b845ba6f6b940eb76069920063779b0f0d9efc4ad54f190f3bda88612c2f9ea36fe6f054f4e5bfa3b496957
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