How to Install and Uninstall filter Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "filter" package

Please follow the steps below to install filter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall filter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: filter
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.3+ds1-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/filter/filter_2.6.3+ds1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 31222
MD5sum: 5e265d84743216cd18d82715a6e19a0e
SHA1: 900c0bb28c69574e6a89fba1cc38d936aea8ce1b
SHA256: 83c0dea49279865c6f95af3028ed01ceeefa95fbf5dbf1be6b669e9508ff18a2
Description-en: program that filters local email via forward/pipe
filter is one of the original mail filtering programs written for UNIX.
(originally a part of the 'elm' mailer)
Install it via a pipe(|) reference in $HOME/.forward, and let it
separate your incoming email into different personal mailboxes.
Description-md5: c318bce74f48d8021e639c3a25091577
Homepage: http://www.bolthole.com/filter/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu