How to Install and Uninstall php-net-smtp Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "php-net-smtp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install php-net-smtp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php-net-smtp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php-net-smtp" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall php-net-smtp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: php-net-smtp
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PEAR Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.7.1-1build1
Depends: php-common, php-net-socket (>= 1.0.7)
Recommends: php-auth-sasl (>= 1.0.5)
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-net-smtp/php-net-smtp_1.7.1-1build1_all.deb
Size: 19144
MD5sum: 046d4e238cb8ad4dbb6b50d523a2439a
SHA1: c06ae26b5b89787ee3663ea65d971842a29f5227
SHA256: f12e816adfbc3001cbb7ee06e35d2425a124a3779ce82501e70fd0ee0ddc6335
Description-en: PHP PEAR module implementing SMTP protocol
Provides an implementation of the SMTP protocol using PEAR's Net_Socket class.
The php-net-smtp package supports the SMTP authentication standard (as defined
by RFC-2554) if you also install the php-auth-sasl package. Net_SMTP then
supports several authentication methods like DIGEST-MD5, CRAM-MD5, LOGIN and
PLAIN.
Description-md5: 6680f1b2ea72c9355ca1819f84f15672
Homepage: http://pear.php.net/package/Net_SMTP
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu