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

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "opensmtpd" package

This guide let you learn how to install opensmtpd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall opensmtpd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: opensmtpd
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 859
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.7.3p2-1
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libasr0 (>= 1.0.2), libc6 (>= 2.17), libdb5.3, libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser
Recommends: opensmtpd-extras
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/o/opensmtpd/opensmtpd_5.7.3p2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 264958
MD5sum: b2755d1881c542c6c1f479081dd62f0f
SHA1: 30d6fae2173c1ee60aa792b9b0f33b648a97bb9d
SHA256: 3f4a68ffd697699b9043085d951405601b83a4a9c12a9eea0ec88ad2a63aba74
Description-en: secure, reliable, lean, and easy-to configure SMTP server
The OpenSMTPD server seeks to be
* as secure as possible, and uses privilege separation to mitigate
possible security bugs
* as reliable as possible: any accepted email must not be lost
* lean: it covers typical usage cases instead of every obscure one
* easy to configure, with a configuration syntax reminiscent of the OpenBSD
Packet Filter's (PF)
* fast and efficient: it can handle large queues with reasonable performance
Description-md5: be8df8944be13df6be34d92bf71cf048
Homepage: http://www.opensmtpd.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu