How to Install and Uninstall desktop-webmail Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "desktop-webmail" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install desktop-webmail on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-webmail
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-webmail" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall desktop-webmail on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                desktop-webmail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the desktop-webmail package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: desktop-webmail
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 260
Maintainer: Ubuntu Mobile Team
Original-Maintainer: Alexander Sack
Architecture: amd64
Version: 003-0ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.18.0)
Filename: pool/universe/d/desktop-webmail/desktop-webmail_003-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 39982
MD5sum: 916af71b5bc88385f6f962d305124d4f
SHA1: ac5c8ca04b359e26bbf55601c6113aea156f3201
SHA256: 6103e8bda27eeebc6658333f0ee2f757deb149519ff2287856bde5daee93a0b8
Description-en: Webmail for Linux Desktops
Provides a generic mailto: handler and webmail config dialog that
lets the user choose his preferred webmail provider on first run
and through the desktops Preferences->Webmail facility.
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When clicking on mailto: links on your desktop or in your browser
desktop-webmail will take care that the user gets redirected to
his webmail of choice's compose webpage with the proper fields
pre-filled in.
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Currently default webmail providers are: Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo
and Zoho.
Description-md5: c681b5ca46c1a48e023326ee5066faf6
Homepage: http://www.launchpad.net/desktop-webmail
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu