How to Install and Uninstall mswatch Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: March 15,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

You can also install and uninstall the mswatch on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mswatch" package

This tutorial shows how to install mswatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mswatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mswatch package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mswatch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.0-2.2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: openssh-client | ssh-client
Enhances: imap-client
Filename: pool/universe/m/mswatch/mswatch_1.2.0-2.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 36956
MD5sum: ce5116a1f039a00b706a6fb2ff316a2a
SHA1: c4bc74aa732e6a843a7b651dcfc2f94600ad4aa9
SHA256: e5ac6dfda03a5157a8afd7886d5c90054d49c81f631b51153b640f7d3a796d25
SHA512: 2f70484b7e3801dfc2e2bffd84959fdefc28d3a5109de2b97da63d7f93acdf95445549a272cbfaa38b1479954ecfd48a65041a1c054192ab35ace86469fb34cf
Homepage: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: watch mailstores for changes and initiate mailbox syncs - client tools
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 mswatch tools for use on the imap client
host.
Description-md5: ac76b828c1208bad9da86b9a6275c11d