How To Install postfix-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postfix-sqlite
postfix-sqlite is:
Postfix is Wietse Venema’s mail transport agent that started life as an alternative to the widely-used Sendmail program. Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure, while at the same time being sendmail compatible enough to not upset existing users. Thus, the outside has a sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different.
This provides support for SQLite maps in Postfix. If you plan to use SQLite maps with Postfix, you need this.
There are three methods to install postfix-sqlite 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 postfix-sqlite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postfix-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postfix-sqlite
Install postfix-sqlite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postfix-sqlite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postfix-sqlite
Install postfix-sqlite 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 postfix-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postfix-sqlite
How To Uninstall postfix-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postfix-sqlite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postfix-sqlite
Uninstall postfix-sqlite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postfix-sqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postfix-sqlite
Remove postfix-sqlite Configurations and Data
To remove postfix-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postfix-sqlite
Remove postfix-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postfix-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postfix-sqlite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postfix-sqlite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
