Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install balsa-data on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is balsa-data
balsa-data is:
Balsa is a highly configurable and robust mail client for the GNOME desktop.
It supports both POP3 and IMAP servers as well as the mbox, maildir and mh
local mailbox formats. Balsa also supports SMTP and/or the use of a local MTA
such as Sendmail.
This package includes documentation, icons, localizations, and other
architecture-independent data files for Balsa.
There are three methods to install balsa-data on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install balsa-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install balsa-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install balsa-data
Install balsa-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install balsa-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install balsa-data
Install balsa-data 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install balsa-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install balsa-data
How To Uninstall balsa-data on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the balsa-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove balsa-data
Uninstall balsa-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall balsa-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove balsa-data
Remove balsa-data Configurations and Data
To remove balsa-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge balsa-data
Remove balsa-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove balsa-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge balsa-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install balsa-data package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
