How To Install node-simplesmtp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-simplesmtp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-simplesmtp
node-simplesmtp is:
This is a module to easily create custom SMTP servers and clients - use SMTP as a first class protocol in Node.JS!
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-simplesmtp 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 node-simplesmtp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-simplesmtp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-simplesmtp
Install node-simplesmtp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-simplesmtp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-simplesmtp
Install node-simplesmtp 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 node-simplesmtp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-simplesmtp
How To Uninstall node-simplesmtp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-simplesmtp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-simplesmtp
Uninstall node-simplesmtp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-simplesmtp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-simplesmtp
Remove node-simplesmtp Configurations and Data
To remove node-simplesmtp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-simplesmtp
Remove node-simplesmtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-simplesmtp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-simplesmtp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-simplesmtp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
