How to Install and Uninstall mailutils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Last updated: November 07,2024
1. Install "mailutils" package
In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mailutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
mailutils
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2. Uninstall "mailutils" package
Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mailutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):
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sudo apt remove
mailutils
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the mailutils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Package: mailutils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 1010
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jordi Mallach
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2
Provides: mail-reader, mailx
Depends: mailutils-common (= 1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2), default-mta | mail-transport-agent, guile-2.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.2), libmailutils4 (>= 1:2.99.99), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Suggests: mailutils-mh, mailutils-doc
Breaks: bsd-mailx (<< 8.1.2-0.20071201cvs-1), bsdmainutils (<< 8.0.6), elm-me+ (<< 2.4pl25ME+99c-3), heirloom-mailx (<< 12.3-3)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mailutils/mailutils_2.99.99-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 162144
MD5sum: 7c82b887da706f825a64980dc6527447
SHA1: b260e0bf89696064a83696c330da2625ca934bbf
SHA256: 5a3cb5b648fbeb8f729e1e508c3a56074b96f23d4caeaf18ab83eaf05f0375ce
Description-en: GNU mailutils utilities for handling mail
GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework.
It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and servers.
.
This package contains the GNU mailutils versions of dotlock, frm, from,
maidag, mail, messages, mimeview, movemail, readmsg and sieve. They are
capable of speaking POP3, IMAP, mbox, MH and Maildir.
.
dotlock -- lock mail spool files.
frm -- display From: lines.
from -- display from and subject.
maidag -- the mail delivery agent.
mail -- the standard /bin/mail interface, mail sender and reader.
messages -- count the number of messages in a mailbox.
mimeview -- display files, using mailcap mechanism.
movemail -- move messages across mailboxes.
readmsg -- extract selected messages from a mailbox.
sieve -- a mail filtering tool.
Description-md5: a595d5ff03fec0a2a54bff03d8ba2d76
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 1010
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jordi Mallach
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2
Provides: mail-reader, mailx
Depends: mailutils-common (= 1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2), default-mta | mail-transport-agent, guile-2.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.2), libmailutils4 (>= 1:2.99.99), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Suggests: mailutils-mh, mailutils-doc
Breaks: bsd-mailx (<< 8.1.2-0.20071201cvs-1), bsdmainutils (<< 8.0.6), elm-me+ (<< 2.4pl25ME+99c-3), heirloom-mailx (<< 12.3-3)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mailutils/mailutils_2.99.99-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 162144
MD5sum: 7c82b887da706f825a64980dc6527447
SHA1: b260e0bf89696064a83696c330da2625ca934bbf
SHA256: 5a3cb5b648fbeb8f729e1e508c3a56074b96f23d4caeaf18ab83eaf05f0375ce
Description-en: GNU mailutils utilities for handling mail
GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework.
It contains a series of useful mail libraries, clients, and servers.
.
This package contains the GNU mailutils versions of dotlock, frm, from,
maidag, mail, messages, mimeview, movemail, readmsg and sieve. They are
capable of speaking POP3, IMAP, mbox, MH and Maildir.
.
dotlock -- lock mail spool files.
frm -- display From: lines.
from -- display from and subject.
maidag -- the mail delivery agent.
mail -- the standard /bin/mail interface, mail sender and reader.
messages -- count the number of messages in a mailbox.
mimeview -- display files, using mailcap mechanism.
movemail -- move messages across mailboxes.
readmsg -- extract selected messages from a mailbox.
sieve -- a mail filtering tool.
Description-md5: a595d5ff03fec0a2a54bff03d8ba2d76
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu