How To Install msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is msmtp-mta
msmtp-mta 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.
This package is compiled with GSASL and TLS/SSL support.
This package provides the regular MTA program.
There are three methods to install msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install msmtp-mta 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-mta using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msmtp-mta
Install msmtp-mta Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msmtp-mta using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msmtp-mta
Install msmtp-mta 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 msmtp-mta using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msmtp-mta
How To Uninstall msmtp-mta on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the msmtp-mta package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msmtp-mta
Uninstall msmtp-mta And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msmtp-mta and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msmtp-mta
Remove msmtp-mta Configurations and Data
To remove msmtp-mta configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msmtp-mta
Remove msmtp-mta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msmtp-mta configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msmtp-mta
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msmtp-mta package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
