[GH-ISSUE #3487] [FEATURE] - Not actually require postfix, or a way to override that #2363

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opened 2026-02-27 03:02:29 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:02:29 +03:00

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Originally created by @dkowis on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3487

User Story

As a homelab server runner, I want to not be required to install postfix, because I'm using a different sendmail provider.

I've got msmtp installed, which relays to my node that runs actual postfix to do heavier SMTP bits. having postfix installed also conflicts with this, and doesn't need to be there.

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Distro: Ubuntu 20.04
Game: Valheim (in this case, but it'd apply to anything I think)
Command: check-update
LinuxGSM version: v21.2.3

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It'd be nice if it would detect that it's got a sendmail command to do the sending with, and not explicitly require postfix. I think it's completely fine to suggest/require postfix if nothing is installed, because that makes it easy, but I've provided a sendmail command via another package, and I think my chef even removes postfix in favor of the msmtp package, and it's kinda frustrating :)

Originally created by @dkowis on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3487 ## User Story As a homelab server runner, I want to not be required to install postfix, because I'm using a different `sendmail` provider. I've got `msmtp` installed, which relays to my node that runs actual postfix to do heavier SMTP bits. having postfix installed also conflicts with this, and doesn't need to be there. ## Basic info * **Distro:** Ubuntu 20.04 * **Game:** Valheim (in this case, but it'd apply to anything I think) * **Command:** check-update * **LinuxGSM version:** v21.2.3 ## Further Information It'd be nice if it would detect that it's got a `sendmail` command to do the sending with, and not explicitly require postfix. I think it's completely fine to suggest/require postfix if nothing is installed, because that makes it easy, but I've provided a `sendmail` command via another package, and I think my chef even removes postfix in favor of the msmtp package, and it's kinda frustrating :) ## Further Reading I could link to msmtp documentation I guess: https://marlam.de/msmtp/

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2021):

Dependency checking needs a refactor. So this should be part of that

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2021): Dependency checking needs a refactor. So this should be part of that

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2026-02-27 03:02:30 +03:00

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2021):

The code exists but doesnt quite work for your case. I will rework this to improve email detection

	# Adds postfix to required dependencies if email alert is enabled.
	if [ "${emailalert}" == "on" ]; then
		if [ -f /usr/bin/mailx ]; then
			if [ -d /etc/exim4 ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( exim4 )
			elif [ -d /etc/sendmail ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( sendmail )
			elif [ "$(command -v dpkg-query 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( mailutils postfix )
			elif [ "$(command -v rpm 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( mailx postfix )
			fi
		else
			if [ "$(command -v dpkg-query 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( mailutils postfix )
			elif [ "$(command -v rpm 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
				array_deps_required+=( mailx postfix )
			fi
		fi
	fi
}```

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2021): The code exists but doesnt quite work for your case. I will rework this to improve email detection ```fn_deps_email(){ # Adds postfix to required dependencies if email alert is enabled. if [ "${emailalert}" == "on" ]; then if [ -f /usr/bin/mailx ]; then if [ -d /etc/exim4 ]; then array_deps_required+=( exim4 ) elif [ -d /etc/sendmail ]; then array_deps_required+=( sendmail ) elif [ "$(command -v dpkg-query 2>/dev/null)" ]; then array_deps_required+=( mailutils postfix ) elif [ "$(command -v rpm 2>/dev/null)" ]; then array_deps_required+=( mailx postfix ) fi else if [ "$(command -v dpkg-query 2>/dev/null)" ]; then array_deps_required+=( mailutils postfix ) elif [ "$(command -v rpm 2>/dev/null)" ]; then array_deps_required+=( mailx postfix ) fi fi fi }```

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2026-02-27 03:55:09 +03:00

[PR #2362] [MERGED] Fix issues for squad #3612