How To Install mlmmj on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlmmj on Ubuntu 22.04. mlmmj is mail server independent mailing list manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlmmj on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mlmmj

mlmmj is:

A mailing list manager with roughly the same functionality as ezmlm.

mlmmj features:

  • Archive
  • Custom headers / footer
  • Fully automated bounce handling (similar to ezmlm)
  • Complete requeueing functionality
  • Moderation functionality
  • Subject prefix
  • Subscribers only posting
  • Regular expression access control
  • Functionality to retrieve old posts
  • Web-interface
  • Digests
  • No mail delivery subscription
  • VERP support
  • Delivery Status Notification (RFC1891) support

There are three methods to install mlmmj 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 mlmmj Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mlmmj

Install mlmmj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlmmj using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlmmj

Install mlmmj 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 mlmmj using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlmmj

How To Uninstall mlmmj on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mlmmj package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlmmj

Uninstall mlmmj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mlmmj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlmmj

Remove mlmmj Configurations and Data

To remove mlmmj configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlmmj

Remove mlmmj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlmmj

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlmmj package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.