How To Install postfix-mysql on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mysql
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is postfix-mysql
postfix-mysql is:
Postfix is Wietse Venema’s mail transport agent that started life as an alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program. Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure, while at the same time being sendmail compatible enough to not upset existing users. Thus, the outside has a sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different.
This provides support for MySQL maps in Postfix. If you plan to use MySQL maps with Postfix, you need this.
There are three methods to install postfix-mysql
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install postfix-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postfix-mysql
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postfix-mysql
Install postfix-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postfix-mysql
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postfix-mysql
Install postfix-mysql Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install postfix-mysql
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postfix-mysql
How To Uninstall postfix-mysql on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the postfix-mysql
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postfix-mysql
Uninstall postfix-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postfix-mysql
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postfix-mysql
Remove postfix-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove postfix-mysql
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postfix-mysql
Remove postfix-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postfix-mysql
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postfix-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-mysql
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.