How to Install and Uninstall watch-maildirs Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "watch-maildirs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

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
SHA512: 6737e749bd0694de23f4109ac1078f029a4eabbed23cd9d34c6f34da8a36820acada3c48d4632747b016f67d4ae0d3163b67f966ebffe32f0c321b2fb223d818
Homepage: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: mswatch helper tools to watch maildirs and trigger on-demand syncs
mswatch is a command line Unix program that keeps two mailboxes
synchronized more efficiently and with shorter delays than periodically
synchronizing them.
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mswatch watches mailboxes for changes to know when to initiate mailbox
syncs. Using mswatch, your mail synchronization program can be called
on demand instead of through polling, resulting in prompter mail
delivery and lower bandwidth usage and server load.
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mswatch is designed to work in conjunction with mailbox synchronization
programs, and currently supports watching Linux (2.4+) hosted Maildirs
(including Maildir folders, Maildir++). Future support for additional
mailbox formats, especially for mbox, is planned.
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This package provides the watch_maildirs and inputkill tools for use on
imap server hosts.
Description-md5: eb53fdbb3f1b2450a6f9004c26cc0689