How to Install and Uninstall msmtp Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "msmtp" package

This tutorial shows how to install msmtp on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall msmtp on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                msmtp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the msmtp package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: msmtp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.6-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 448
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.22), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.6), libgsasl7 (>= 1.1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, ucf
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: msmtp-mta
Filename: pool/universe/m/msmtp/msmtp_1.8.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 135928
MD5sum: e3c8dab17f9e19c8a698ec2fb36671f0
SHA1: f7ac922cb318a89e101fe181bffb7a0b04c00668
SHA256: e68d5acf0a9edd872bc52d8f783a34f62f9b05a7b1eeb4a7f48c2170a7d6b6d8
Homepage: https://marlam.de/msmtp/
Description: light SMTP client with support for server profiles
Description-md5: bf34da45d1bfa56dff949d1f12dd1a55