How To Install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7. esmtp-local-delivery is Configuration for esmtp allowing for local delivery

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7.

What is esmtp-local-delivery

This packages contains the system ESMTP configuration file with local delivery through an external mail delivery agent configured.

We can use yum or dnf to install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install esmtp-local-delivery.

Install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install esmtp-local-delivery using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install esmtp-local-delivery

Install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install esmtp-local-delivery using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install esmtp-local-delivery

How To Uninstall esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the esmtp-local-delivery package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove esmtp-local-delivery

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install esmtp-local-delivery on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.