How to Install and Uninstall msmtp-mta Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the msmtp-mta 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 "msmtp-mta" package

Please follow the instructions below to install msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the msmtp-mta package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: msmtp-mta
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.16-1
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 (>= 2.34), msmtp (= 1.8.16-1)
Recommends: libsecret-tools | keepassxc | seahorse | kwalletmanager
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/m/msmtp/msmtp-mta_1.8.16-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13380
MD5sum: c1e73265efacdc8bf9f471f569765c24
SHA1: a93095ad2dc0163551be387eb846db0d2111bf7b
SHA256: d80336d02b3198caf06f600984f4c051b1d25b285eba89b8d94ac5d38a44b014
SHA512: 3e04ff018047d935bce58d1f70ed1015ab2dbfce2b01feeb7b5cfdbd576ac27879dd5612a73eeb7bff29781cf6c38bbfbef2683b0d6164b843e4af0389d3daf6
Homepage: https://marlam.de/msmtp/
Description: light SMTP client with support for server profiles - the regular MTA
Description-md5: 92a76bed20d7385fc7d78445076c37fc