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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "isync" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall isync on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: isync
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 240
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Boullis
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Suggests: mutt
Filename: pool/universe/i/isync/isync_1.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 91260
MD5sum: d3c65277216c1edcc420c8580aa8fdf5
SHA1: 8db9d5fa240392ba0ac0963559a1f409ada30845
SHA256: 8ca226b7b1d74b95ad7a3e6591b9f71abcfd1cd954c871443e7272e629a93595
Description-en: IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
mbsync/isync is a command line application which synchronizes mailboxes;
currently Maildir and IMAP4 mailboxes are supported. New messages, message
deletions and flag changes can be propagated both ways. isync is suitable
for use in IMAP-disconnected mode.
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The main application was much improved in version 1.0. Those improvements
lead to interface changes and the application being renamed to mbsync. The
application isync is now only a wrapper to keep compatibility with earlier
versions.
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Features:
* Fine-grained selection of synchronization operations to perform
* Synchronizes single mailboxes or entire mailbox collections
* Partial mirrors possible: keep only the latest messages locally
* Trash functionality: backup messages before removing them
IMAP features:
* Security: supports TLS/SSL via imaps: (port 993) and STARTTLS; CRAM-MD5
for authentication
* Supports NAMESPACE for simplified configuration
* Pipelining for maximum speed (currently only partially implemented)
Description-md5: 2304fc754da07ee341c66b6081d0d798
Homepage: http://isync.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu