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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "opensmtpd" package

Learn how to install opensmtpd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: opensmtpd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.6.4p1-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1092
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libasr0 (>= 1.0.2), libc6 (>= 2.26), libdb5.3, libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, ed, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: opensmtpd-extras
Suggests: ca-certificates
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent, sendmail-base
Breaks: opensmtpd-extras (<< 6.6.0)
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/o/opensmtpd/opensmtpd_6.6.4p1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 306420
MD5sum: 0cd701abb81565980006d5aa80474e9c
SHA1: 6f1376d31138f5a9d5b45afa349c3677146ff292
SHA256: 5194e300f8d15ac6ef56d91e4139db23fa89834bcc62313b6e0f16179ee32226
Homepage: https://www.opensmtpd.org/
Description: secure, reliable, lean, and easy-to configure SMTP server
Description-md5: be8df8944be13df6be34d92bf71cf048