How to Install and Uninstall exim4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "exim4" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install exim4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                exim4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "exim4" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall exim4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                exim4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the exim4 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: exim4
Architecture: all
Version: 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf (>= 1.4.69) | cdebconf (>= 0.39), exim4-base (>= 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6), exim4-base (<< 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6.1), exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom
Filename: pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6_all.deb
Size: 7932
MD5sum: 80d115978bae92a2122189e4e4c64f88
SHA1: 95edc20b77d60b4d2f7ecbe34d4c3bda10956a84
SHA256: def9c98deee3d4f58e2b6775ce51b0b01cbf368047083768b669cfaefe24b55c
SHA512: d18936cb663e3476be1e395795d8b423e4df7fe21663858ccdea307edf03055ba52d0d5002e6c8ee5b0642dfe5a9e00729670b4d9c4594d89c9607551047feaf
Homepage: http://www.exim.org/
Description-en: metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) installation
Exim (v4) is a mail transport agent. exim4 is the metapackage depending
on the essential components for a basic exim4 installation.
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The Debian exim4 packages have their own web page,
http://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4. There is also a Debian-specific
FAQ list. Information about the way the Debian packages are
configured can be found in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz, which additionally contains
information about the way the Debian binary packages are built. The
very extensive upstream documentation is shipped in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz. To repeat the debconf-driven
configuration process in a standard setup, invoke dpkg-reconfigure
exim4-config. There is a Debian-centered mailing list,
[email protected]. Please ask Debian-specific
questions there, and only write to the upstream exim-users mailing
list if you are sure that your question is not Debian-specific. You
can find the subscription web page on
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users
Description-md5: 458592f74d76e446735736c1d55ce615
Supported: 5y

Package: exim4
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 4.86.2-2ubuntu2
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf (>= 1.4.69) | cdebconf (>= 0.39), exim4-base (>= 4.86.2-2ubuntu2), exim4-base (<< 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1), exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom
Filename: pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.86.2-2ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 7916
MD5sum: fb4086bc46e579adbaf707a670505d35
SHA1: b6bce0e85dccc741915a23068103feedb13bc877
SHA256: ea84b25dd45233351aafa24e74d2d43563c05bf403913e3efc628f332d3a1558
Description-en: metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) installation
Exim (v4) is a mail transport agent. exim4 is the metapackage depending
on the essential components for a basic exim4 installation.
.
The Debian exim4 packages have their own web page,
http://wiki.debian.org/PkgExim4. There is also a Debian-specific
FAQ list. Information about the way the Debian packages are
configured can be found in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.gz, which additionally contains
information about the way the Debian binary packages are built. The
very extensive upstream documentation is shipped in
/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/spec.txt.gz. To repeat the debconf-driven
configuration process in a standard setup, invoke dpkg-reconfigure
exim4-config. There is a Debian-centered mailing list,
[email protected]. Please ask Debian-specific
questions there, and only write to the upstream exim-users mailing
list if you are sure that your question is not Debian-specific. You
can find the subscription web page on
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-exim4-users
Description-md5: 458592f74d76e446735736c1d55ce615
Homepage: http://www.exim.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y