How to Install and Uninstall mb2md Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "mb2md" package

Learn how to install mb2md on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mb2md
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mb2md" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mb2md on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mb2md
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mb2md package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mb2md
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 96
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 3.20-7
Depends: libtimedate-perl, perl
Filename: pool/universe/m/mb2md/mb2md_3.20-7_all.deb
Size: 23212
MD5sum: 3d68382106f97d63a8a32030d9512c2b
SHA1: 6cec6038451c4a9fb50263810b02ff5b8e808067
SHA256: dce5e5da3261be06fb0900de47572b42969636ce6ff0c3004be405db560b2f85
Description-en: Convert Mbox mailboxes to Maildir format
mb2md (mbox to maildir) takes one or more Mbox format mailbox files
in a directory and convert them to Maildir format mailboxes.
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As the Mbox format has some drawbacks, D. J. Bernstein created the
Maildir format when he wrote Qmail. With the Mbox format all mail of
a specific folder is stored as one large text file. The Maildir
format stores each mail as a separate file. It is a faster and more
efficient way to store mail. It works particularly well over NFS,
which has a long history of locking-related woes.
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The Mbox format is used by many POP3/IMAP servers, most mail servers
(MTAs) and mail readers (MUAs). The Maildir format is used by Qmail,
Courier-MTA and can be also used as a alternative mail storage format
by Postfix and Exim or any MTA which can use procmail as
MDA. POP3/IMAP servers which support Maildirs are e.g. Courier IMAP
and Dovecot.
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mb2md does not only convert Mbox mailbox files into a Maildir but can
also convert the /var/spool/mail/$USER mailspool file. It is smart
enough to not transfer a dummy message such as the UW IMAPD puts at
the start of Mbox mailboxes - and you could add your own search terms
into the script to make it ignore other forms of dummy first message.
Description-md5: 3bd0c7556a5578fc39e75101c0ef3739
Homepage: http://batleth.sapienti-sat.org/projects/mb2md/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu