How To Install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp in AlmaLinux 8. msmtp is SMTP client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8.

What is msmtp

It forwards messages to an SMTP server which does the delivery. Features include * Sendmail compatible interface (command line options and exit codes). * Authentication methods PLAIN,LOGIN,CRAM-MD5,DIGEST-MD5,GSSAPI,and NTLM * TLS/SSL both in SMTP-over-SSL mode and in STARTTLS mode. * Fast SMTP implementation using command pipe-lining. * Support for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). * DSN (Delivery Status Notification) support. * RMQS (Remote Message Queue Starting) support (ETRN keyword). * IPv6 support.

We can use yum or dnf to install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install msmtp.

Install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install msmtp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install msmtp

Install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install msmtp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install msmtp

How To Uninstall msmtp on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove msmtp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.