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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "postal" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install postal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install postal

2. Uninstall "postal" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall postal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove postal $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the postal package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: postal
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 184
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Russell Coker
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.73+nmu1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/p/postal/postal_0.73+nmu1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 51010
MD5sum: f55ab71066c62690cf79845213942026
SHA1: ed090a5d281b9b8924bfc6dc1ebb922954e45f6d
SHA256: 0fff7810371b3ebdaff848b5b4adb76a6c9717b7393d46829912cb9091c7bc07
Description-en: SMTP benchmark - the mad postman.
This program starts a specified number of processes to send as much random
data to random accounts as possible.
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Adds the X-Postal header to email it sends, so if someone uses it unethically
then it will be easy to filter via procmail.
Description-md5: 070f3dccb444359fa1053e25fee30177
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu