How to Install and Uninstall wl-beta Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "wl-beta" package

This tutorial shows how to install wl-beta on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wl-beta
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wl-beta" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall wl-beta on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: wl-beta
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 3556
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tatsuya Kinoshita
Architecture: all
Version: 2.15.9+0.20151119-1
Replaces: wanderlust2, wl
Provides: imap-client, mail-reader, news-reader, wl
Depends: emacsen-common (>= 2.0.8), emacs | emacsen, semi (>= 1.14.6+0.20100125), flim (>= 1:1.14.6), apel (>= 10.7), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: gnupg, easypg, gnutls-bin, openssl, starttls, x-face-el, w3m-el, mule-ucs, bbdb, im, bitmap-mule, namazu2, maildir-utils, notmuch, bogofilter | bsfilter | spamassassin, mu-cite, mhc
Conflicts: wanderlust2, wl, xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-2)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wl-beta/wl-beta_2.15.9+0.20151119-1_all.deb
Size: 629026
MD5sum: 0f482759487324ec2f02c5266f9ed4c4
SHA1: c939185a65699a7418560c925a49211389a4fc30
SHA256: 42a1809af8cec345ad377730ac241ab4e0dfc1edd61ecabaab316a9cd1d58825
Description-en: mail/news reader supporting IMAP for emacsen (development version)
Wanderlust is a mail/news management system on emacsen. It supports
IMAP4rev1 (RFC2060), NNTP, POP and local message files.
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The main features of Wanderlust:
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- Pure elisp implementation.
- Supports IMAP4rev1, NNTP, POP (POP3/APOP), MH and Maildir format.
- Unified access method to messages based on Mew-like Folder Specification.
- Mew-like Key-bind and mark handling.
- Manages unread messages.
- Interactive thread display.
- Folder Mode shows the list of subscribed folders.
- Message Cache, Disconnected Operation.
- MH-like FCC. (Fcc: %Backup and Fcc: $Backup is allowed).
- MIME compliant (by SEMI).
- Transmission of news and mail are unified by Message transmitting draft.
- Graphical list of folders.
- View a part of message without retrieving the whole message (IMAP4).
- Server-side message look up (IMAP4). Multi-byte characters are allowed.
- Virtual Folders.
- Supports compressed folder using common archiving utilities.
- Old articles in folders are automatically removed/archived (Expiration).
- Automatic re-file.
- Template function makes it convenient to send fixed form messages.
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This package provides a development snapshot version of Wanderlust.
Description-md5: d50de4139d2e7141fe9294629d1ce9a3
Homepage: https://github.com/wanderlust/wanderlust
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu