How to Install and Uninstall bsd-mailx Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "bsd-mailx" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bsd-mailx on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bsd-mailx
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bsd-mailx" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall bsd-mailx on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bsd-mailx
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bsd-mailx package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: bsd-mailx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.1.2-0.20180807cvs-2build2
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Luberda
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 174
Provides: mail-reader, mailx
Depends: base-files (>= 2.2.0), default-mta | mail-transport-agent, libbsd0 (>= 0.9.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), liblockfile1 (>= 1.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bsd-mailx/bsd-mailx_8.1.2-0.20180807cvs-2build2_amd64.deb
Size: 69588
MD5sum: a647851c669561c292cf749161cf3d33
SHA1: 599c3d3507a2662df438409daa6a3ec3ead9a967
SHA256: 23d55578ebfb74a4a7fb421c90b4ed491aeaeee28ca791760bae9118cd5cdebb
SHA512: ac625772ac6b2be0d88ad7c443e5626b26157a0142a5f7e76b3bfe40594a002aa2fc1bb6ceb0dffb4897690c19d099520fbac0b4731c5368145f6f655f8769ac
Description: simple mail user agent
Description-md5: e80062c2ba1e87064c776affd111f9bb
Task: mail-server