Tutorial: How to Install vSMTP on POP! OS Latest

vSMTP is a mail transfer agent that can be installed on Linux operating systems, including POP! OS. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install vSMTP on POP! OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

A computer or virtual machine running POP! OS.
Internet connection.

Step 1: Download vSMTP Package

The first step is to download the vSMTP package from https://viridit.com/vsmtp-mail-transfer-agent/. You can use the following command to download the package:

$ wget https://viridit.com/vsmtp-mail-transfer-agent/vsmtp-1.0.0.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

To install vSMTP, we need to install some required dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gcc make libc6-dev openssl libssl-dev pkg-config

Step 3: Extract the vSMTP Package

The next step is to extract the vSMTP package that we downloaded in Step 1. Run the following command to extract the package:

$ tar -xvf vsmtp-1.0.0.tar.gz

Step 4: Compile and Install vSMTP

In this step, we will compile and install vSMTP. Run the following commands:

$ cd vsmtp-1.0.0
$ make
$ sudo make install

Step 5: Configure vSMTP

After installing vSMTP, we need to configure it to send and receive emails. First, create the vSMTP configuration file:

$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/vsmtp.conf

Then, copy the following configuration and modify it according to your needs:

# Listen on all network interfaces on port 25
listen=0.0.0.0:25

# Accept mail for example.com
accept=example.com

# Relay mail to smtp.example.com
relay=smtp.example.com

# Set the username and password for the SMTP server
smtp_username=username
smtp_password=password

Save the file and close it.

Step 6: Start vSMTP Service

The final step is to start the vSMTP service. Run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start vsmtp

You can verify that the service is running by running the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status vsmtp

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed vSMTP on POP! OS latest. You can now use vSMTP to send and receive emails.