How To Install postfix on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix in AlmaLinux 8. postfix is Postfix Mail Transport Agent

Introduction

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

What is `postfix`

Postfix is a Mail Transport Agent (MTA).

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

Install postfix 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 postfix using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install postfix

Install postfix 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 postfix using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install postfix

How To Uninstall postfix on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove postfix

References

postfix website

Summary

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