How To Install mailfront on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailfront on Debian 11.
What is mailfront
mailfront is:
mailfront is a set of customizable network front-ends for mail servers. It contains complete SMTP, QMQP, QMTP, and POP3 front-ends as well as an authentication module for IMAP. The mail delivery front-ends also contain internal address filtering features.
Two SMTP back-ends are provided. One delivers mail to qmail-queue, mimicking most of the behavior of qmail-smtpd, with the addition of support for SMTP AUTH. The other rejects all SMTP commands if $SMTPREJECT is set, and execs its command line otherwise (in order to run the above program).
There are three methods to install mailfront on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mailfront Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mailfront using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mailfront
Install mailfront Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mailfront using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mailfront
Install mailfront 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mailfront using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mailfront
How To Uninstall mailfront on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mailfront package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mailfront
Uninstall mailfront And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mailfront and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mailfront
Remove mailfront Configurations and Data
To remove mailfront configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mailfront
Remove mailfront configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mailfront configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mailfront
Dependencies
mailfront have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mailfront package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
