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

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "rmail" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rmail" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall rmail 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 rmail package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: rmail
Source: sendmail
Version: 8.17.1.9-2
Installed-Size: 310
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: sendmail-bin | mail-transport-agent, libc6 (>= 2.34), libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4)
Conflicts: courier-mta, exim, exim-tls, exim4, exim4-daemon-custom, exim4-daemon-heavy, exim4-daemon-light, masqmail, postfix, smail, zmailer
Description: MTA->UUCP remote mail handler
Description-md5: 5999f32ca68d0cb331555bc479168fd4
Homepage: http://www.sendmail.org
Tag: interface::commandline, interface::daemon, mail::smtp, network::client,
protocol::TODO, protocol::smtp, role::program, scope::utility,
use::converting, use::transmission, works-with::db, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sendmail/rmail_8.17.1.9-2_amd64.deb
Size: 244292
MD5sum: cb005b5ca7711fc1031cc17aa3cc4836
SHA256: 9e2e9f4bd70c4ab737170564a4ae36b8f1866fbe5e736187a72d58e3a735637e