How to install postfix-gld On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove postfix-gld Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install postfix-gld On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package postfix-gld from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of postfix-gld:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: postfix-gld

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install postfix-gld

Package Details

Package:postfix-gld
Version:1.7-7build1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.gasmi.net/gld.html
Description:greylisting daemon for postfix, written in C, uses MySQL
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/mail

How to install postfix-gld on Ubuntu 16.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If postfix-gld is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L postfix-gld' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L postfix-gld
dpkg-query: package 'postfix-gld' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing postfix-gld:

After system update use the following command to install postfix-gld:

sudo apt-get install postfix-gld

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove postfix-gld from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the postfix-gld from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the postfix-gld following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  postfix-gld

Following command is used to remove the postfix-gld package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove postfix-gld

This will remove postfix-gld and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing postfix-gld with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge postfix-gld

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove postfix-gld

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with postfix-gld package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.