How To Install msgchk on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install nmh

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is msgchk and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install msgchk on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install msgchk using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install msgchk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nmh

Install msgchk using apt

Because msgchk is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install msgchk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nmh

Install msgchk using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install msgchk by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nmh

How to upgrade (update) a single package msgchk using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the msgchk, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nmh

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install nmh

How To Uninstall msgchk from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the msgchk package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nmh

Uninstall msgchk and all its dependencies

To uninstall msgchk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nmh

Remove msgchk with all configurations and data

To remove msgchk configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nmh

Remove msgchk completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to msgchk package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nmh

Extra info and code examples

This is the nmh mail user agent (reader/sender), a command-line based mail reader that is powerful and extensible. nmh is an excellent choice for people who receive and process a lot of mail. Unlike most mail user agents, nmh is not a single program, rather it is a set of programs that are run from the shell. This allows the user to utilize the full power of the Unix shell in coordination with nmh. Various front-ends are available, such as mh-e (an emacs mode), xmh, and exmh (X11 clients). nmh was originally based on MH version 6.8.3, and is intended to be a (mostly) compatible drop-in replacement for MH.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install msgchk using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the msgchk from Ubuntu 21.04.

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