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

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "procmail" package

Please follow the instructions below to install procmail on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: procmail
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent | fetchmail
Filename: pool/main/p/procmail/procmail_3.22-25ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 135838
MD5sum: 44331295fcbdf7b5729221b392e0c13c
SHA1: 61569dd079ec7bd764f5668f3ec23d51235ca78e
SHA256: 5120bb7bca7cdd5deb6c08d82a4b02e2aed8620d0234b5ec06f15ea8bbe448ee
SHA512: 0269cbf4d79ff4a09b0900d367ecc033be791b661e501d218ab07820e219871e7a7e281624e6008bbe912cfa357cce371aed27c0d4dbcd31f2fb59798e0df9ff
Homepage: http://www.procmail.org/
Description-en: Versatile e-mail processor
Can be used to create mail-servers, mailing lists, sort your incoming
mail into separate folders/files (very convenient when subscribing to one
or more mailing lists or for prioritising your mail), preprocess your
mail, start any programs upon mail arrival (e.g. to generate different
chimes on your workstation for different types of mail) or selectively
forward certain incoming mail automatically to someone.
Description-md5: 5fe1752f436b234d8c33cb0e7484299f
Task: mail-server
Supported: 5y

Package: procmail
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.22-25
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent | fetchmail
Filename: pool/main/p/procmail/procmail_3.22-25_amd64.deb
Size: 135712
MD5sum: 63349e97a06adf51fc31f9c9d3d64dd8
SHA1: 34e45856bcca229d8510757e50c1968b3ccd58b3
SHA256: 2b9a9a45b42d90221761d9328e00726a92d18450f6b3ea671f0b8c57895e9ec6
Description-en: Versatile e-mail processor
Can be used to create mail-servers, mailing lists, sort your incoming
mail into separate folders/files (very convenient when subscribing to one
or more mailing lists or for prioritising your mail), preprocess your
mail, start any programs upon mail arrival (e.g. to generate different
chimes on your workstation for different types of mail) or selectively
forward certain incoming mail automatically to someone.
Description-md5: 5fe1752f436b234d8c33cb0e7484299f
Homepage: http://www.procmail.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: mail-server