How to Install and Uninstall dot-forward Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dot-forward" package

This guide let you learn how to install dot-forward on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dot-forward
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dot-forward" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dot-forward on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dot-forward
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dot-forward package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dot-forward
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.71-2.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 66
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: qmail (>> 1.06)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dot-forward/dot-forward_0.71-2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 21490
MD5sum: 3b9d9006eae5371cc573fde3eb9595cc
SHA1: 81aa0d0af13f553b03ed8a00b621a299bbf0323a
SHA256: 45ef2d3ecbc434833084a6cdebb13d32624396dcf81d1b3bb16e2b02245bf767
Description: reads sendmail's .forward files under qmail
Description-md5: 7198c1e718fcb600893613d2e2d36092