How To Install uucp-lmtp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install uucp-lmtp on Debian 9. uucp-lmtp is LMTP to UUCP gateway

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uucp-lmtp on Debian 9.

What is uucp-lmtp

uucp-lmtp is:

This software transports e-mail over a UUCP (unix to unix copy) transport. It uses LMTP to inject mail into the UUCP queue. The mail is transmitted using SMTP on the receiving side.

There are three methods to install uucp-lmtp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install uucp-lmtp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uucp-lmtp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uucp-lmtp

Install uucp-lmtp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uucp-lmtp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uucp-lmtp

Install uucp-lmtp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install uucp-lmtp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uucp-lmtp

How To Uninstall uucp-lmtp on Debian 9

To uninstall only the uucp-lmtp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uucp-lmtp

Uninstall uucp-lmtp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uucp-lmtp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uucp-lmtp

Remove uucp-lmtp Configurations and Data

To remove uucp-lmtp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uucp-lmtp

Remove uucp-lmtp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uucp-lmtp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uucp-lmtp

Dependencies

uucp-lmtp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uucp-lmtp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.