How to Install im software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install im software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

im software package provides mail/news handling commands and Perl modules, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install im 

im is installed in your system.

Make ensure the im package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep im *

You will get with im package name, version, architecture and description in a table

im package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Mail
Package im
Version 1:151-1
Description mail/news handling commands and Perl modules
Sub Section Mail


See Also, How to uninstall or remove im software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?