How To Install sm-archive on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm-archive on Ubuntu 18.04. sm-archive is A milter for archiving email

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm-archive on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sm-archive

sm-archive is:

This milter adds recipients to messages in transit accordingly to the rules specified in its configuration file.

There are three methods to install sm-archive on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sm-archive Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sm-archive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sm-archive

Install sm-archive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sm-archive using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sm-archive

Install sm-archive 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 sm-archive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sm-archive

How To Uninstall sm-archive on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sm-archive package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sm-archive

Uninstall sm-archive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sm-archive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sm-archive

Remove sm-archive Configurations and Data

To remove sm-archive configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sm-archive

Remove sm-archive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sm-archive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sm-archive

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm-archive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.