How to Install and Uninstall exim4 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "exim4" package

This is a short guide on how to install exim4 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                exim4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "exim4" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall exim4 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                exim4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the exim4 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: exim4
Architecture: all
Version: 4.94-7ubuntu1.2
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: debconf (>= 1.4.69) | cdebconf (>= 0.39), exim4-base (<< 4.94-7ubuntu1.2.1), exim4-base (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1.2), exim4-daemon-light (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1.2) | exim4-daemon-heavy (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1.2) | exim4-daemon-custom (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1.2), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.94-7ubuntu1.2_all.deb
Size: 7228
MD5sum: ae63249d0f9506e678348e6e26a04196
SHA1: 8f692b5253065f410018857377402e1f41f14d98
SHA256: a0dba0c8a881adb13967091e9c17dfe9b208904272c3abf2e77b0f2b840228b2
SHA512: 0355f6c55ec4a9c965b573708f1935ec7d8483f98ebf73f7d5cd4c8eeed4f808786f2570152e37e0c8bcd47a3f93d84ff9d9ef6ce4716d7c2f64429b37b6403b
Homepage: https://www.exim.org/
Description-en: metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) installation
Exim (v4) is a mail transport agent. exim4 is the metapackage depending
on the essential components for a basic exim4 installation.
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The Debian exim4 packages have their own web page,
http://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4. There is also a Debian-specific
FAQ list. Information about the way the Debian packages are
configured can be found in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz, which additionally contains
information about the way the Debian binary packages are built. The
very extensive upstream documentation is shipped in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz. To repeat the debconf-driven
configuration process in a standard setup, invoke dpkg-reconfigure
exim4-config. There is a Debian-centered mailing list,
[email protected]. Please ask Debian-specific
questions there, and only write to the upstream exim-users mailing
list if you are sure that your question is not Debian-specific. You
can find the subscription web page on
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users
Description-md5: 458592f74d76e446735736c1d55ce615

Package: exim4
Architecture: all
Version: 4.94-7ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: debconf (>= 1.4.69) | cdebconf (>= 0.39), exim4-base (<< 4.94-7ubuntu1.1), exim4-base (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1), exim4-daemon-light (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1) | exim4-daemon-heavy (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1) | exim4-daemon-custom (>= 4.94-7ubuntu1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.94-7ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 7228
MD5sum: 978f58dc784a25f604b74eb875fa4919
SHA1: 4c297a113395f88231a374151c4de0716ef113bc
SHA256: b65649b202b1e61694c0d980cc1e95aeed2d8bd97026533a9c94990ad6ba91e9
SHA512: 6d72ce2dd43b1e4d292accd568ba8dcb3afd918dbd8ee568cd98d3c36d5d61fa901c37d9be19c27bed83fa2fe22fbe32d15573552f91181d8ae68dc3ec45e4d6
Homepage: https://www.exim.org/
Description-en: metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) installation
Exim (v4) is a mail transport agent. exim4 is the metapackage depending
on the essential components for a basic exim4 installation.
.
The Debian exim4 packages have their own web page,
http://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4. There is also a Debian-specific
FAQ list. Information about the way the Debian packages are
configured can be found in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz, which additionally contains
information about the way the Debian binary packages are built. The
very extensive upstream documentation is shipped in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz. To repeat the debconf-driven
configuration process in a standard setup, invoke dpkg-reconfigure
exim4-config. There is a Debian-centered mailing list,
[email protected]. Please ask Debian-specific
questions there, and only write to the upstream exim-users mailing
list if you are sure that your question is not Debian-specific. You
can find the subscription web page on
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users
Description-md5: 458592f74d76e446735736c1d55ce615