How to Install and Uninstall heirloom-mailx Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "heirloom-mailx" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install heirloom-mailx on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                heirloom-mailx
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "heirloom-mailx" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall heirloom-mailx on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: heirloom-mailx
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hilko Bengen
Architecture: all
Source: s-nail
Version: 14.8.6-1
Depends: s-nail
Filename: pool/universe/s/s-nail/heirloom-mailx_14.8.6-1_all.deb
Size: 4706
MD5sum: 6199f02127c69de0aab38470ab044ac3
SHA1: 66b1783bd785d4444452e243b8e0a512a4c9a886
SHA256: 10b6670628eced731e1df7c2abc4f43a3d896517c620c04a2c5ae2ac06e7d747
Description-en: feature-rich BSD mail(1) -- transitional package
This dummy package is provided to provide a smooth upgrade path from
heirloom-mailx to s-nail. It only contains symlinks to the s-nail
binary and manpage.
Description-md5: 277ee9275b18898e6ced2e6b3755717b
Homepage: http://sdaoden.users.sourceforge.net/code.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu