How to Install and Uninstall bsd-mailx Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "bsd-mailx" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install bsd-mailx on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bsd-mailx on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: bsd-mailx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.1.2-0.20180807cvs-1
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 (>= 2.17), liblockfile1 (>= 1.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bsd-mailx/bsd-mailx_8.1.2-0.20180807cvs-1_amd64.deb
Size: 67196
MD5sum: 738d10854c12d2429dd750816ab4b4c6
SHA1: a107bb73d1d0c2d7f2ce134f04bb3c35c2238b83
SHA256: 9642a25d26b0b1adfc04a30cb9bbb15529766d6703d5d231611d4b7a47129950
Description: simple mail user agent
Description-md5: e80062c2ba1e87064c776affd111f9bb
Task: mail-server