Install kolab-cyrus-imapd on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install kolab-cyrus-imapd

Learn how to install kolab-cyrus-imapd with the command sudo apt-get install kolab-cyrus-imapd on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of kolab-cyrus-imapd:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: kolab-cyrus-imapd

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install kolab-cyrus-imapd

Package Details

Package:kolab-cyrus-imapd
Version:2.2.13p1-0.3build1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/
Description:Kolab Cyrus mail system - IMAP support Cyrus is an IMAP server designed to handle massive quantities of mail, with a number of features not found in other IMAP implementations, including support for: - running the daemon without root privileges; - POP3 in addition to plain IMAP; - POP/IMAP-before-SMTP using DRAC; - secure IMAP using SSL; - server-side filtering with Sieve; - mail users without login accounts; - simple mail quotas; - virtual domains; - IPv6. . This package contains the IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol) portion of the Cyrus IMAPd suite. Homepage: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/mail

How to install kolab-cyrus-imapd on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If kolab-cyrus-imapd is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L kolab-cyrus-imapd' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L kolab-cyrus-imapd
Package `kolab-cyrus-imapd' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing kolab-cyrus-imapd:

After system update use the following command to install kolab-cyrus-imapd:

sudo apt-get install kolab-cyrus-imapd

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove kolab-cyrus-imapd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the kolab-cyrus-imapd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the kolab-cyrus-imapd following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  kolab-cyrus-imapd

Following command is used to remove the kolab-cyrus-imapd package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove kolab-cyrus-imapd

This will remove kolab-cyrus-imapd and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing kolab-cyrus-imapd with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge kolab-cyrus-imapd

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove kolab-cyrus-imapd

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with kolab-cyrus-imapd package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.