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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ssmtp
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "ssmtp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ssmtp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ssmtp
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

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

Package: ssmtp
Priority: extra
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 2
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.64-8ubuntu1
Replaces: mail-transport-agent
Provides: mail-transport-agent
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.0-0), debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/s/ssmtp/ssmtp_2.64-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 42546
MD5sum: 14968c3ce695972c4c7d18f41d8606ca
SHA1: 644dd065e69129d534910baa256a08dc45330b6c
SHA256: 07e638385ac2a4a8b6def01e72e20ab0dbd9661f9024c7b9aa50b87c30279390
Description-en: extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub
A secure, effective and simple way of getting mail off a system to your
mail hub. It contains no suid-binaries or other dangerous things - no mail
spool to poke around in, and no daemons running in the background. Mail is
simply forwarded to the configured mailhost. Extremely easy configuration.
.
WARNING: the above is all it does; it does not receive mail, expand aliases
or manage a queue. That belongs on a mail hub with a system administrator.
Description-md5: 1a0ad197e535fe60ac8fbc4d6ec74458
Homepage: http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/ssmtp.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu