How To Install dovecot-lmtpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-lmtpd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dovecot-lmtpd
dovecot-lmtpd is:
Dovecot is a mail server whose major goals are security and extreme reliability. It tries very hard to handle all error conditions and verify that all data is valid, making it nearly impossible to crash. It supports mbox/Maildir and its own dbox/mdbox formats, and should also be pretty fast, extensible, and portable.
This package contains the Dovecot LMTP server.
There are three methods to install dovecot-lmtpd 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 dovecot-lmtpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-lmtpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dovecot-lmtpd
Install dovecot-lmtpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dovecot-lmtpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dovecot-lmtpd
Install dovecot-lmtpd 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 dovecot-lmtpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dovecot-lmtpd
How To Uninstall dovecot-lmtpd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dovecot-lmtpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dovecot-lmtpd
Uninstall dovecot-lmtpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dovecot-lmtpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dovecot-lmtpd
Remove dovecot-lmtpd Configurations and Data
To remove dovecot-lmtpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dovecot-lmtpd
Remove dovecot-lmtpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dovecot-lmtpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dovecot-lmtpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-lmtpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
