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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "mutt" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mutt on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mutt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mutt package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: mutt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.5-4.1build1
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mutt maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4556
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.33), libgpgme11 (>= 1.11.1), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libsasl2-2 (>= 2.1.27+dfsg), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libtokyocabinet9 (>= 1.4.47), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: locales, mime-support, libsasl2-modules, sensible-utils
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, urlview, aspell | ispell, gnupg, mixmaster, openssl, ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/m/mutt/mutt_2.0.5-4.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1032114
MD5sum: c8a0b1fb07303d39e9a8b167ea180af5
SHA1: 699b6765cc1c675509d1046311f20cf81f5b63e7
SHA256: e7edd73ed630158ae136d6984e7dce3940c34039684590ef9504f050a8c5cef3
SHA512: 1cc3fe7d5c29ac5b67ceb34c1f89dc734f63f0b9a5d96526c30af1556503e676b687775fa8256f5d19b3e3b8ca447f64dd19f5bb69aea2e741a3856d0147f695
Homepage: http://www.mutt.org/
Description-en: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Mutt is a sophisticated text-based Mail User Agent. Some highlights:
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* MIME support (including RFC1522 encoding/decoding of 8-bit message
headers and UTF-8 support).
* PGP/MIME support (RFC 2015).
* Advanced IMAP client supporting SSL encryption and SASL authentication.
* POP3 support.
* ESMTP support.
* Message threading (both strict and non-strict).
* Keybindings are configurable, default keybindings are much like ELM;
Mush and PINE-like ones are provided as examples.
* Handles MMDF, MH and Maildir in addition to regular mbox format.
* Messages may be (indefinitely) postponed.
* Colour support.
* Highly configurable through easy but powerful rc file.
* Support for compressed mailboxes.
* An optional Sidebar.
Description-md5: 14c29b7cb02b614c08865f8fb8a0ac39
Task: mail-server