How to Install and Uninstall dot-forward Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dot-forward on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dot-forward" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dot-forward on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dot-forward
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dot-forward" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dot-forward on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dot-forward package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dot-forward
Version: 1:0.71-6
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: qmail
Description: reads sendmail's .forward files under qmail
Description-md5: 7198c1e718fcb600893613d2e2d36092
Homepage: http://cr.yp.to/software/dot-forward.html
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dot-forward/dot-forward_0.71-6_amd64.deb
Size: 21888
MD5sum: 2a363dc9ae4784610475a15fe95eb333
SHA256: e0cab2f9eca3d79c94b303f1592a40bb9bd98c77b88e2eccfda2d244f069e3df