How to Install and Uninstall opensmtpd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "opensmtpd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install opensmtpd on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall opensmtpd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                opensmtpd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the opensmtpd package on Kali Linux

Package: opensmtpd
Version: 7.4.0p1-1
Installed-Size: 1452
Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.36), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libdb5.3, libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, ed
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: opensmtpd-extras
Suggests: ca-certificates
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent, sendmail-base
Size: 385176
SHA256: ce14e6943074c96ccb3f9875782df9ad724543ad5bc6e28c8d26aca50d4e6e3b
SHA1: 93b43322e679f6015c4d888e0146aef7519be060
MD5sum: 16363aa18cde81ef2de0ba1efbd492f4
Description: secure, reliable, lean, and easy-to configure SMTP server
The OpenSMTPD server seeks to be
* as secure as possible, and uses privilege separation to mitigate
possible security bugs
* as reliable as possible: any accepted email must not be lost
* lean: it covers typical usage cases instead of every obscure one
* easy to configure, with a configuration syntax reminiscent of the OpenBSD
Packet Filter's (PF)
* fast and efficient: it can handle large queues with reasonable performance
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.opensmtpd.org/
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/opensmtpd/opensmtpd_7.4.0p1-1_amd64.deb