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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "mailutils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mailutils on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mailutils
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "mailutils" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mailutils on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mailutils
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the mailutils package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: mailutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.11.1-5build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jordi Mallach
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 578
Provides: mail-reader, mailx
Depends: mailutils-common (= 1:3.11.1-5build1), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libgsasl7 (>= 1.1), libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4), libmailutils8, libncurses6 (>= 6), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libunistring2 (>= 0.9.7)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Suggests: mailutils-mh, mailutils-doc
Breaks: bsd-mailx (<< 8.1.2-0.20071201cvs-1), bsdmainutils (<< 8.0.6), elm-me+ (<< 2.4pl25ME+99c-3), heirloom-mailx (<< 12.3-3)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mailutils/mailutils_3.11.1-5build1_amd64.deb
Size: 128632
MD5sum: 745a5ec21eecacb1166a1599be04378c
SHA1: 99b5e0400385962a7c45b3fdcd27516c686c98f7
SHA256: 0b88985bb277f151cc8bcb42adebcd9213ec1f10fa62615d2d4f58538fd3847a
SHA512: 5ff728a7f2fc0b54a3e322f6d4e82a882772acecbdcac6c436444cd5730c875e0942803babf188e36c0d8259ace71ac5db63d6430da112b9b880e336f1f9927f
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/
Description-en: GNU mailutils utilities for handling mail
GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework.
It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and servers.
.
This package contains the GNU mailutils versions of dotlock, frm, from,
mail, messages, mimeview, movemail, readmsg and sieve. They are capable
of speaking POP3, IMAP, mbox, MH, Maildir and dotmail.
.
dotlock -- lock mail spool files.
frm -- display From: lines.
from -- display from and subject.
mail -- the standard /bin/mail interface, mail sender and reader.
messages -- count the number of messages in a mailbox.
mimeview -- display files, using mailcap mechanism.
movemail -- move messages across mailboxes.
readmsg -- extract selected messages from a mailbox.
sieve -- a mail filtering tool.
Description-md5: 2d2d88b93b295fdfb438b5c770fc1349