How to Install and Uninstall ssmtp Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ssmtp on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall ssmtp on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: ssmtp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.64-10
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.7.0), debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssmtp/ssmtp_2.64-10_amd64.deb
Size: 41600
MD5sum: 8245cab67f0be211a308a269e177ce35
SHA1: f9274aaff2b85a69c9cb9203bd523eb3c6ce9f76
SHA256: 69558ee00a56aa9943e45c299495ed83040e64a7a3e496b58b51553e04702401
SHA512: 44ee8576782dd0d4d1f720d8ce3fd4d655edfa8827874e5d0107fa2b8b5024ab56e484102739449fe55f99ec20bbf383cec603c5b4c68b7f87bbbdc1b1280519
Homepage: https://packages.debian.org/source/unstable/ssmtp
Description: extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub
Description-md5: 1a0ad197e535fe60ac8fbc4d6ec74458