How to Install and Uninstall dot-forward Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dot-forward" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dot-forward on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall dot-forward on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dot-forward
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 98
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.71-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Recommends: qmail (>> 1.06)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dot-forward/dot-forward_0.71-2_amd64.deb
Size: 23480
MD5sum: fc9d236e8b028bbb9f0639e437e811b1
SHA1: aeb14858dda07b72aad0c2d53260ebd1fb713bcd
SHA256: ccf37b2088d5e2b70525e9208b06e43704cdb245ca038d643ac9ff845b3eab19
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu