How To Install postal on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install postal on Ubuntu 22.04. postal is SMTP benchmark - the mad postman.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postal on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is postal

postal is:

This program starts a specified number of processes to send as much random data to random accounts as possible.

Adds the X-Postal header to email it sends, so if someone uses it unethically then it will be easy to filter via procmail.

There are three methods to install postal on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install postal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install postal

Install postal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postal

Install postal 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 postal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postal

How To Uninstall postal on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove postal

Uninstall postal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postal

Remove postal Configurations and Data

To remove postal configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postal

Remove postal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postal package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.