How to Install and Uninstall courier-maildrop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "courier-maildrop" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install courier-maildrop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                courier-maildrop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "courier-maildrop" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall courier-maildrop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                courier-maildrop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the courier-maildrop package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: courier-maildrop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 668
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stefan Hornburg (Racke)
Architecture: amd64
Source: courier
Version: 0.68.2-1ubuntu7
Replaces: maildrop
Depends: courier-authlib (>= 0.63.0), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdbm3 (>= 1.8.3), libpcre3, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), courier-base (>= 0.68.2), default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Suggests: courier-doc
Conflicts: maildrop
Filename: pool/universe/c/courier/courier-maildrop_0.68.2-1ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 198630
MD5sum: 46c31d97c8e11d88d2194562fc959159
SHA1: 29f61f36e15e46354f70803d1a4753816ad6cca4
SHA256: 30d5f872ebc4f4d97f01a0577f249f6479497b38d79387a0cedfb270734c6007
Description-en: Courier mail server - mail delivery agent
The Courier mail transfer agent (MTA) is an integrated mail/groupware
server based on open commodity protocols, such as ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP,
SSL, and HTTP. Courier provides ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail, and mailing list
services within a single, consistent, framework.
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The maildrop program is a local mail delivery agent.
it reads a mail message from standard input, then delivers the
message to the mailbox. It is able to deliver mail to
mbox-style mailboxes and Maildirs.
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It will optionally read instructions from a file, which describes how
to filter incoming mail, using a structured filtering language.
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This package is intended for use along with sqwebmail. Otherwise,
use the standalone maildrop package.
Description-md5: 8f845d302ed588a64d63b4d6c6f7e1f8
Homepage: http://www.courier-mta.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu