How to Install and Uninstall ssmtp Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ssmtp on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ssmtp on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ssmtp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ssmtp package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: ssmtp
Version: 2.64-10
Installed-Size: 2
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.7.0), debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Description: extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub
Description-md5: 1a0ad197e535fe60ac8fbc4d6ec74458
Homepage: https://packages.debian.org/source/unstable/ssmtp
Tag: interface::daemon, mail::transport-agent, network::server,
protocol::smtp, role::program, works-with::mail
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/ssmtp/ssmtp_2.64-10_amd64.deb
Size: 53204
MD5sum: 207789ad4a911da648d25d63476d6b2c
SHA256: 07e88ec97d95b0d12d84647e2bc9ea4f01dba57f036dcc0d5c87131e4a62fa15