How to Install and Uninstall msmtp-mta Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "msmtp-mta" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install msmtp-mta on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                msmtp-mta
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "msmtp-mta" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall msmtp-mta on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                msmtp-mta
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the msmtp-mta package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: msmtp-mta
Source: msmtp
Version: 1.8.3-1
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), msmtp (= 1.8.3-1)
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Description: light SMTP client with support for server profiles - the regular MTA
Description-md5: 92a76bed20d7385fc7d78445076c37fc
Homepage: https://marlam.de/msmtp/
Tag: implemented-in::c, mail::smtp, mail::transport-agent, protocol::smtp,
role::program, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/msmtp/msmtp-mta_1.8.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 19148
MD5sum: 176e1aa80adeda5d8999f6bd804f6bc6
SHA256: 5ac273bb4166d82a3411f3345e7f88956e8b30c17b02ef6aab5b0b9aa32397be