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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" package

Learn how to install ssmtp on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ssmtp on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ssmtp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.64-11
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 (>= 2.34), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.7.0), debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssmtp/ssmtp_2.64-11_amd64.deb
Size: 42564
MD5sum: cb5e58c68b07f11a3ad503b917330cec
SHA1: 977c463753b1a7b3119014457ea3c469320c24f2
SHA256: f163bf3cafb4e89516b9515c7707b6e5e501ec038339a942d6fb11d5a59cc2c7
SHA512: 119220ab501ec12cabc0b178001a50b31a116fdf68ed68ce35a55fc73e1316e7e2604e84c620b664289f9cc7a8e9e81ad4bddcc4b375e2db2a8a74c00a07323c
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