How to Install and Uninstall dot-forward Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dot-forward on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dot-forward" package

This guide let you learn how to install dot-forward on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dot-forward on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: reads sendmail's .forward files under qmail
Description-md5: 7198c1e718fcb600893613d2e2d36092