How to Install and Uninstall msmtp-mta Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "msmtp-mta" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install msmtp-mta on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall msmtp-mta 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 msmtp-mta package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: msmtp-mta
Source: msmtp
Version: 1.8.23-1
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), msmtp (= 1.8.23-1), adduser
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: libsecret-tools | keepassxc | seahorse | kwalletmanager
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_1.8.23-1_amd64.deb
Size: 64768
MD5sum: 6cded237fee0167e15cddd56b88d35d7
SHA256: 2d952481355fc7a2cd938dc02070cc118b7515a2a7e48119f6450ded0dfa037d