How to Install filter software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install filter software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

filter software package provides program that filters local email via forward/pipe, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install filter 

filter is installed in your system.

Make ensure the filter package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep filter *

You will get with filter package name, version, architecture and description in a table

filter package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Mail
Package filter
Version 2.6.3+ds1-3
Description program that filters local email via forward/pipe
Sub Section Mail


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