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

Last updated: May 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "sortmail" package

Please follow the steps below to install sortmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall sortmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: sortmail
Version: 1:2.4-5
Installed-Size: 126
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgdbm-compat4 (>= 1.16)
Description: simple mail sorter
Description-md5: e467166c2117a9eeec3f1de47e924572
Homepage: http://sortmail.sourceforge.net/
Tag: mail::filters, role::program, scope::utility, use::organizing,
works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sortmail/sortmail_2.4-5_amd64.deb
Size: 54880
MD5sum: 624ea014db7076d501515a61ac1463af
SHA256: 15343f4931fc029181598711f668a90cb92b2f6846f11d37a08952e3543162f6