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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ssmtp on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ssmtp on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: ssmtp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.64-8.1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.6.11-0), debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssmtp/ssmtp_2.64-8.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 41240
MD5sum: 9eadcc36ac9cf7aefefdd0edb953bbdf
SHA1: 201b251a25374164577ae2bfe941153e1f8dc869
SHA256: 53398e2c088fc6817589ddbe0447c679860ebea1c1222a16ae370432c92b6a30
Homepage: http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/ssmtp.html
Description: extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub
Description-md5: 1a0ad197e535fe60ac8fbc4d6ec74458