How to Install and Uninstall sendmail Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "sendmail" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install sendmail on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall sendmail on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                sendmail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sendmail package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: sendmail
Architecture: all
Version: 8.18.1-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 227
Depends: sendmail-base, sendmail-bin, sendmail-cf, sensible-mda
Suggests: sendmail-doc, rmail
Filename: pool/universe/s/sendmail/sendmail_8.18.1-1_all.deb
Size: 6442
MD5sum: 148636346c40c3b442ae538821a45548
SHA1: 22d8db7979f6146f6fc6328bc96a86ae625365d5
SHA256: 47c68e3dca4e02dfe575cf4f8a3b4b085cd1bc260c9dc94576af1081915e0dc3
SHA512: 5103bc48ef835de58edc07f8d075e187c42a6251a4909da0a1046606d5cb04c36e286d9ff2ac36f28fba541c68848aa1500bce7e903080ef97dfbfc5a99301bd
Homepage: http://www.sendmail.org
Description: powerful, efficient, and scalable Mail Transport Agent (metapackage)
Description-md5: bbd5bcb657e377a34338360f5cd6def0