How to Install and Uninstall esmtp Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "esmtp" package

This guide let you learn how to install esmtp on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                esmtp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "esmtp" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall esmtp on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: esmtp
Source: esmtp (1.2-18)
Version: 1.2-18+b1
Installed-Size: 129
Maintainer: Salvatore Bonaccorso
Architecture: amd64
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libesmtp6 (>= 1.1.0)
Suggests: esmtp-run, procmail | maildrop
Description: user configurable relay-only MTA
Description-md5: 7c6c6c9056c9e1f21f4ef37dd0c68b0f
Homepage: http://esmtp.sourceforge.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, mail::transport-agent,
network::server, protocol::smtp, role::program, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/esmtp/esmtp_1.2-18+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 51164
MD5sum: c0852b6c8d8767d98fe4b82327cb6e03
SHA256: ab1368c51bd780bae1a12478993808bc8240d057061530e04caa3b2b73f59ea7