In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Exim on Ubuntu Server Latest. Exim is a free and open-source mail transfer agent (MTA) that is widely used in UNIX-based systems for sending and receiving email messages. The latest version of Exim can be downloaded from the official website https://www.exim.org/.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
It is always recommended to update your system before installing any new software. Use the following command to update your Ubuntu server:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Exim requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before it can be installed. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential openssl libssl-dev libperl-dev libdb-dev
Now we will download the Exim archive from the official website:
wget https://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/exim4/exim-4.94.2.tar.bz2
Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:
tar -xvjf exim-4.94.2.tar.bz2
Once the archive is extracted, navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd exim-4.94.2
Next, run the configuration script with the following command:
sudo ./configure
If you encounter any errors, resolve them by installing any missing dependencies and run the configuration script again.
Once the configuration is complete, run the following command to build and install Exim:
sudo make install
After installing Exim, you need to configure it according to your requirements. Navigate to the following directory to view the default configuration:
cd /usr/local/exim/configure/
Edit the configuration file according to your requirements. You can open the configuration file using any text editor of your choice. For example:
sudo nano exim.conf
Once you have made the necessary changes, save and close the file.
To start Exim, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start exim
To ensure that Exim starts automatically at boot time, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable exim
To check the status of Exim, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status exim
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Exim on Ubuntu Server Latest. Exim is a powerful and reliable mail transfer agent that can be easily installed and configured on Ubuntu. You can now configure Exim according to your requirements and start using it to send and receive emails.
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