Ubuntu
sendemail package

non interactive mail command

Asked by Lewis Frazee

I would like to be able to send an email at the end of a script - non interactively.
On another flavor of linux I simply type: mail <email address hidden> < /home/logs/file
And, it works.
I cannot get the same thing to work in Ubuntu.
Please help.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please install and use sendemail package (NOTE: sendemail and not sendmail)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Here some repositories details: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install sendemail

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

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