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Seamus
Asked: 2023-12-02 11:47:28 +0800 CST

How do I re-run the post-install set up script after making the wrong choice in apt install mailutils?

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Yes - I have read this similar Q and all the answers. Unfortunately that was from years ago, and none of the answers work any longer.

I'm running an Ubuntu server 22.04, and installed mailutils. Near the end of my first installation, I got a "window" (ncurses??) that popped up in the terminal, asking what type of install I wanted to do. Being ignorant, I went with the default "Internet", and learned later that the correct choice for my situation was "Satellite".

I can find no way to revert that decision. I have un-installed/removed, purged, re-booted and re-installed mailutils multiple times now, but that "window" will not reappear. It's rather frustrating... Does anyone know how to rectify this??

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FWIW, here's a list of the dependencies installed:

The following NEW packages will be installed: gsasl-common guile-3.0-libs libgc1 libgsasl7 libidn12 libltdl7 libmailutils8 libmysqlclient21 libntlm0 libpq5 mailutils mailutils-common mysql-common

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    I recognise internet and satellite as choices on the exim configuration and it is reasonable to assume that exim is a dependancy of mailutils. so dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config (or dpkg-reconfigure postfix, or dpkg-reconfigure <whatever-the-MTA-is>) will let you revisit those choices.

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  2. Dpkg-reconfigure mailutils

    Remember this Linux command very good. It allows you to rerun the package installation when something goes wrong

    Edit / Update And when you try to remove the package completely including dependent packages, and then manually try to install by downloading it

    wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/m/mailutils/mailutils_3.14-1_amd64.deb

    And then install using dpkg -i

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