How to Install and Uninstall sendmail.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "sendmail.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install sendmail.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                sendmail.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sendmail.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall sendmail.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sendmail.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : sendmail
Version : 8.15.2
Release : 34.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 767 k
Source : sendmail-8.15.2-34.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : A widely used Mail Transport Agent (MTA)
URL : http://www.sendmail.org/
License : Sendmail
Description : The Sendmail program is a very widely used Mail Transport Agent (MTA).
: MTAs send mail from one machine to another. Sendmail is not a client
: program, which you use to read your email. Sendmail is a
: behind-the-scenes program which actually moves your email over
: networks or the Internet to where you want it to go.
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: If you ever need to reconfigure Sendmail, you will also need to have
: the sendmail-cf package installed. If you need documentation on
: Sendmail, you can install the sendmail-doc package.