Hi list,
For some while qmail has been include in ubuntu distributions.
However, as of 22.04, it is no longer included. Below are a couple of
steps I have been helped to use (thanks Richard Lyons) to resolve this.
1. Add a suitable line to /etc/apt/sources.list to access the version
from focal (20.04). I added
# Stuff to get qmail
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
You can do this in an editor by copying the corresponding line for
jammy (22.04) and exchanging jammy for focal, or via a command line
such as (putting your addition somewhere more specific)
echo "deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qmail.list
2. Install qmail. Exactly what's needed here seems to depend on
whether you installed 22.04 from scratch, or upgraded from something
like 20.04. The package manager seems a bit confused (at least it was
for me)
sudo apt-get install qmail # From scratch install (verified Richard Lyons)
sudo apt-get install qmail-run # Update case (verified by me)
I've no doubt this will need to be done again in a couple of years
when 24.04 becomes the standard (rinse repeat every two years).
--
Jon Thackray - jgt@pobox.com
+44 1223 276500 (home)
+44 7803 017991 (mobile)
+33 423354068 (France)
For some while qmail has been include in ubuntu distributions.
However, as of 22.04, it is no longer included. Below are a couple of
steps I have been helped to use (thanks Richard Lyons) to resolve this.
1. Add a suitable line to /etc/apt/sources.list to access the version
from focal (20.04). I added
# Stuff to get qmail
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
You can do this in an editor by copying the corresponding line for
jammy (22.04) and exchanging jammy for focal, or via a command line
such as (putting your addition somewhere more specific)
echo "deb http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qmail.list
2. Install qmail. Exactly what's needed here seems to depend on
whether you installed 22.04 from scratch, or upgraded from something
like 20.04. The package manager seems a bit confused (at least it was
for me)
sudo apt-get install qmail # From scratch install (verified Richard Lyons)
sudo apt-get install qmail-run # Update case (verified by me)
I've no doubt this will need to be done again in a couple of years
when 24.04 becomes the standard (rinse repeat every two years).
--
Jon Thackray - jgt@pobox.com
+44 1223 276500 (home)
+44 7803 017991 (mobile)
+33 423354068 (France)