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How to install Sylpheed in Ubuntu

To Install Sylpheed in Ubuntu 16.04

Sylpheed is an open-source, lightweight and keyboard-orientation e-mail client programmed in GTK+2. It has the features of a modern email client and stores mail using the MH Message Handling System. Installation of Sylpheed in Ubuntu is explained in this manual.

To install Sylpheed

To start installing the Sylpheed, add the repository by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:klaus-vormweg/sylpheed
Unofficial up-to-date packages of Sylpheed for all current Ubuntu variants

Sylpheed home page at http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/
More info: https://launchpad.net/~klaus-vormweg/+archive/ubuntu/sylpheed
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpy71p3erc/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpy71p3erc/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key D36FE61D from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpy71p3erc/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key D36FE61D: public key " Launchpad PPA for Klaus Vormweg"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

Utilise the following command to update the newly added repository.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update -y
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/klaus-vormweg/sylpheed/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/klaus-vormweg/sylpheed/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [1,480 B]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/klaus-vormweg/sylpheed/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [1,480 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/klaus-vormweg/sylpheed/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [1,208 B]
Hit:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 212 kB in 1s (118 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Now install the Sylpheed package by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install sylpheed -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libcompfaceg1 libgtkspell0 libonig2 libpisock9 pinentry-gtk2 sylpheed-i18n xfonts-100dpi
Suggested packages:
jpilot pilot-link kpilot gnome-pilot evolution claws-mail pinentry-doc sylpheed-doc claws-mail-tools bogofilter bsfilter
s-100dpi all 1:1.0.4+nmu1 [3,823 kB]
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Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libonig2:amd64 (5.9.6-1) ...
Setting up libcompfaceg1 (1:1.5.2-5) ...
Setting up libgtkspell0 (2.0.16-1.1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libpisock9 (0.12.5-dfsg-2) ...
Setting up pinentry-gtk2 (0.9.7-3) ...
Setting up sylpheed (3.5.1-0~xenial0) ...
Setting up sylpheed-i18n (3.5.1-0~xenial0) ...
Setting up xfonts-100dpi (1:1.0.4+nmu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

To open the sylpheed, click on the search bar and type sylpheed on the Dashboard.

Now start configuring the Mailbox settings.

Choose your preferred Account type and click Forward.

Enter the name and mail id, then click forward to proceed further.


Now the sylpheed software is ready to use.

For checking the version, click on the Help &rarr About.



For removing the sylpheed software, run the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove sylpheed -y
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libcompfaceg1 libgtkspell0 libonig2 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 libpisock9 linux-headers-4.4.0-21
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
sylpheed sylpheed-i18n
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Removing sylpheed-i18n (3.5.1-0~xenial0) ...
Removing sylpheed (3.5.1-0~xenial0) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
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FAQ
Q
Can Sylpheed access the IMAP server?
A
Sylpheed access IMAP server since version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported.
Q
Does Sylpheed support IPv6?
A
IPv6 is fully supported by Sylpheed.
Q
How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?
A
To update the views in Sylpheed press Alt-U or select Update summary from the View menu.
Q
How can I quickly renew the view in Sylpheed?
A
To renew the view in Sylpheed, "View -> Update", or the corresponding keyboard shortcut.
Q
Who develops Sylpheed?
A
Hiroyuki Yamamoto ( hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp) develops Sylpheed.