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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "mutt" package

This tutorial shows how to install mutt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mutt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mutt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Radici
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3680
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libsasl2-2, libtinfo5 (>= 6), libtokyocabinet9 (>= 1.4.47)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, locales, mime-support, libsasl2-modules
Suggests: urlview, aspell | ispell, gnupg, mixmaster, openssl, ca-certificates
Conflicts: mutt-utf8
Replaces: mutt-utf8
Filename: pool/main/m/mutt/mutt_1.5.24-1ubuntu0.6_amd64.deb
Size: 864736
MD5sum: b7395bc8d92225598d337207a576323d
SHA1: 53e83c531c24471db26f5293cbfe666cf1e2332d
SHA256: 78fd8955884d7517612c1711869c3a3321bcb17559047ef46f1f5daca67d8278
SHA512: d3ae609dd829b299793178912e7f440cae4cb453ae32a44e0dede4181a5633ae8037cf49d180ad170428b2b536584b68c4c432ee04f637be0c40df21f2ba9cb5
Homepage: http://www.mutt.org/
Description-en: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Mutt is a sophisticated text-based Mail User Agent. Some highlights:
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* MIME support (including RFC1522 encoding/decoding of 8-bit message
headers and UTF-8 support).
* PGP/MIME support (RFC 2015).
* Advanced IMAP client supporting SSL encryption and SASL authentication.
* POP3 support.
* ESMTP support.
* Message threading (both strict and non-strict).
* Keybindings are configurable, default keybindings are much like ELM;
Mush and PINE-like ones are provided as examples.
* Handles MMDF, MH and Maildir in addition to regular mbox format.
* Messages may be (indefinitely) postponed.
* Colour support.
* Highly configurable through easy but powerful rc file.
Description-md5: a2a425952f4b623e21ee73d317640a85
Task: mail-server
Supported: 5y

Package: mutt
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Installed-Size: 3676
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Radici
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.24-1build1
Replaces: mutt-utf8
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libsasl2-2, libtinfo5 (>= 6), libtokyocabinet9 (>= 1.4.47)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, locales, mime-support, libsasl2-modules
Suggests: urlview, aspell | ispell, gnupg, mixmaster, openssl, ca-certificates
Conflicts: mutt-utf8
Filename: pool/main/m/mutt/mutt_1.5.24-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 865928
MD5sum: e925715e6f3487e3119b6992847ea1ba
SHA1: 7cc8a09b389f6d8059f3715e463daaf0ab0a0fda
SHA256: 467b9b38a639fefee21365d6b402f3f37d970f18a6b12383fe57dda5ae340f39
Description-en: text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Mutt is a sophisticated text-based Mail User Agent. Some highlights:
.
* MIME support (including RFC1522 encoding/decoding of 8-bit message
headers and UTF-8 support).
* PGP/MIME support (RFC 2015).
* Advanced IMAP client supporting SSL encryption and SASL authentication.
* POP3 support.
* ESMTP support.
* Message threading (both strict and non-strict).
* Keybindings are configurable, default keybindings are much like ELM;
Mush and PINE-like ones are provided as examples.
* Handles MMDF, MH and Maildir in addition to regular mbox format.
* Messages may be (indefinitely) postponed.
* Colour support.
* Highly configurable through easy but powerful rc file.
Description-md5: a2a425952f4b623e21ee73d317640a85
Homepage: http://www.mutt.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: mail-server