Complete Guide: Installing mswatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "mswatch" package

This guide let you learn how to install mswatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mswatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mswatch
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.0-2.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Recommends: openssh-client | ssh-client
Filename: pool/universe/m/mswatch/mswatch_1.2.0-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 40188
MD5sum: 44ef1780e1a72d7f12c24fc2bf8c7948
SHA1: f7ef84e8fcf927c7871cc17c3e12020e26ac67cb
SHA256: b0aeb44e900743c92731c54c13c95170b04b220b48cda6a12649e988a4b62567
Description-en: watch mailstores for changes and initiate mailbox syncs - client tools
mswatch is a command line Unix program that keeps two mailboxes
synchronized more efficiently and with shorter delays than periodically
synchronizing them.
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mswatch watches mailboxes for changes to know when to initiate mailbox
syncs. Using mswatch, your mail synchronization program can be called
on demand instead of through polling, resulting in prompter mail
delivery and lower bandwidth usage and server load.
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mswatch is designed to work in conjunction with mailbox synchronization
programs, and currently supports watching Linux (2.4+) hosted Maildirs
(including Maildir folders, Maildir++). Future support for additional
mailbox formats, especially for mbox, is planned.
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This package provides the mswatch tools for use on the imap client
host.
Description-md5: ac76b828c1208bad9da86b9a6275c11d
Enhances: imap-client
Homepage: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu