How To Install msmtp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp on Debian 11.
What is msmtp
msmtp is:
msmtp is an SMTP client that can be used to send mails from Mutt and probably other MUAs (mail user agents). It forwards mails to an SMTP server (for example at a free mail provider), which takes care of the final delivery. Using profiles, it can be easily configured to use different SMTP servers with different configurations, which makes it ideal for mobile clients.
There are three methods to install msmtp 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 msmtp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install msmtp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msmtp
Install msmtp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msmtp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msmtp
Install msmtp 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 msmtp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msmtp
How To Uninstall msmtp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the msmtp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msmtp
Uninstall msmtp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msmtp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msmtp
Remove msmtp Configurations and Data
To remove msmtp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msmtp
Remove msmtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msmtp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msmtp
Dependencies
msmtp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
