How to Install and Uninstall postfix-mysql Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 21,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "postfix-mysql" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install postfix-mysql on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "postfix-mysql" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall postfix-mysql 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 postfix-mysql package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: postfix-mysql
Source: postfix
Version: 3.7.10-0+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 388
Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libmariadb3 (>= 3.0.0), postfix (= 3.7.10-0+deb12u1)
Description: MySQL map support for Postfix
Description-md5: 28696ca88c5183ab5144174d86f2c973
Homepage: https://www.postfix.org
Tag: devel::lang:sql, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::smtp,
role::program, security::authentication, use::storing, works-with::db,
works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_3.7.10-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 339536
MD5sum: 213cc7532bea8d6caa78e59f6371a4f2
SHA256: 22e26ca5fcc8facdf83f3c7cadb581a0cf85c4128f244c9e0482f09ecdb2bb9e

Package: postfix-mysql
Source: postfix
Version: 3.7.9-0+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 387
Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libmariadb3 (>= 3.0.0), postfix (= 3.7.9-0+deb12u1)
Description: MySQL map support for Postfix
Description-md5: 28696ca88c5183ab5144174d86f2c973
Homepage: https://www.postfix.org
Tag: devel::lang:sql, interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::smtp,
role::program, security::authentication, use::storing, works-with::db,
works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_3.7.9-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 338888
SHA256: e10b7342d4ee9187312b8cc4e06f7fc1ef161b2562ffd750c66cb18e048ed919