How to Install and Uninstall msmtp-mta Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "msmtp-mta" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: msmtp-mta
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.11-2.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Source: msmtp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), msmtp (= 1.8.11-2.1)
Recommends: libsecret-tools | keepassxc | seahorse | kwalletmanager
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/m/msmtp/msmtp-mta_1.8.11-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 13346
MD5sum: 9c1b5a28d93603a35f658a9bed5aaf1b
SHA1: 71ed07b90df9951b7a4c5a8195441d95069f75df
SHA256: a5dff756d92540e65a36f9ebe77cc7777778fa1e76f7fc1e43b8f19e247bc976
SHA512: 1d4981bf69ef74aa7885d11e547737783560f2622e298f810c0be6bc15a714ee5a1b987c91d8b8b7f0cd9ed7ad9077db31985b84b5fe2943085079045c0396b3
Homepage: https://marlam.de/msmtp/
Description-en: light SMTP client with support for server profiles - the regular MTA
msmtp is an SMTP client that can be used to send mails from Mutt and probably
other MUAs (mail user agents). It forwards mails to an SMTP server (for
example at a free mail provider), which takes care of the final delivery.
Using profiles, it can be easily configured to use different SMTP servers
with different configurations, which makes it ideal for mobile clients.
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This package is compiled with SASL and TLS/SSL support.
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This package provides the regular MTA program.
Description-md5: 92a76bed20d7385fc7d78445076c37fc