How to Install and Uninstall dot-forward Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dot-forward" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dot-forward on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dot-forward
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dot-forward" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dot-forward on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dot-forward
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dot-forward package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dot-forward
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.71-5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 66
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: qmail (>> 1.06)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dot-forward/dot-forward_0.71-5_amd64.deb
Size: 22512
MD5sum: 150fa83962e2f413fc64b77e24340537
SHA1: 0cff61d77468eb54688475e7ca57de1b0c9f0517
SHA256: 2b4f5bff7945705c98ea395ab8c279b86557281270804826ce53ef7600335621
SHA512: 5370a46c7e2bf040a588aa27967cf3d0f3d9a5cbf0d47a82d32c9f6d857aa30ea110cc8b138109ec96b573d6d77202925e36217771e3b54cd94dd9ceced8e922
Homepage: http://cr.yp.to/software/dot-forward.html
Description-en: reads sendmail's .forward files under qmail
It runs in the qmail startup script to support all your existing .forward
files automatically. Individual users can switch to the .qmail mechanism
at their leisure.
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dot-forward supports forwarding, program deliveries, and comments. It
does not support file deliveries or :include: (However, it recognizes
file delivery attempts, and defers delivery to give you a chance to set up
a .qmail file).
Description-md5: 7198c1e718fcb600893613d2e2d36092