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I try to install ssmtp in Debian 10.0, but get the error
Package ssmtp is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
But I get no result with neither apt search ssmpt nor:
$ apt-file search ssmtp
monitoring-plugins-basic: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ssmtp
sosreport: /usr/share/sosreport/sos/plugins/ssmtp.py
How do I install ssmtp in Debian buster?
apt install msmtp
Package is currently unmaintained
This package has been orphaned since 2019-03-19.
msmtpcan be used as an alternative.
ssmtp is currently unmaintained, but you can install and configure msmtp as well:
For gmail (with deactivated 2-factor login) use this configuration in /etc/msmtprc:
# Set default values for all following accounts.
defaults
port 587
tls on
tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
account gmail
host smtp.gmail.com
from <user>@gmail.com
auth on
user <user>
password <your password>
# Set a default account
account default : gmail
To test it run
echo -e "Subject: msmtp test\nhello test." | msmtp _recipient_address_
You should find your sent e-mail in the recipient's inbox shortly afterwards.
This isn’t useful for Debian 10, but ssmtp is available in Debian 11.
