How to Install default-mta software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install default-mta software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

default-mta software package provides virtual package provided by exim4-daemon-light, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install default-mta

default-mta is installed in your system.

Make ensure the default-mta package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep default-mta*

You will get with default-mta package name, version, architecture and description in a table

default-mta package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Virtual packages
Package default-mta
Version
Description virtual package provided by exim4-daemon-light
Sub Section virtual


See Also, How to uninstall or remove default-mta software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?