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title: Install ssmtp-gael on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ssmtp-gael for on openSUSE - Extremely simple
  MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ssmtp-gael/opensuse
---

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# Install ssmtp-gael on **openSUSE**

# ssmtp-gael

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ssmtp-gael/opensuse#install)

#### Extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mail hub

*This is NOT an original piece of work, just a snap of ssmtp*

A secure, effective and simple way of getting mail off a system to your mail hub. It contains no suid-binaries or other dangerous things - no mail spool to poke around in, and no daemons running in the background. Mail is simply forwarded to the configured mailhost. Extremely easy configuration.

**Usage**

* Configure ssmtp

`sudo vi /var/snap/ssmtp-gael/current/ssmtp.conf`

* Create aliases (if needed)

`sudo snap alias ssmtp-gael.ssmtp ssmtp`

`sudo snap alias ssmtp-gael.ssmtp sendmail`

`sudo snap alias ssmtp-gael.ssmtp mailq`

**2026-05-22**

* New build to resolve CVE-2026-5419/CVE-2026-5260/CVE-2026-42015/CVE-2026-42014/CVE-2026-42013/CVE-2026-42012/CVE-2026-42011/CVE-2026-42010/CVE-2026-42009/CVE-2026-3833/CVE-2026-3832/CVE-2026-33846/CVE-2026-33845/USN-8284-1

**2026-02-18**

* New build to resolve CVE-2025-9820/CVE-2025-14831/USN-8043-1

**2025-07-15**

* ssmtp-gael will now use core24 as most users are on Ubuntu 24.04
* New build to resolve CVE-2025-6395/CVE-2025-32988/CVE-2025-32989/CVE-2025-32990/USN-7635-1

**2025-03-12**

* New build to resolve CVE-2024-12243/USN-7281-1

**2024-04-16**

* New build to resolve CVE-2024-28834/CVE-2024-28835/USN-6733-1
* ssmtp-gael will now use core22 as most users are on Ubuntu 22.04

**2024-01-23**

* New build to resolve CVE-2024-0553/CVE-2024-0567/USN-6593-1

**2023-03-01**

* New build to resolve CVE-2023-0361/USN-5901-1

**2022-08-05**

* New build to resolve CVE-2021-4209/CVE-2022-2509/USN-5550-1

**2021-08-03**

* New build to resolve CVE-2021-20231/CVE-2021-20232/USN-5029-1

**2021-04-24**

* Initial release

### Package name

* ssmtp-gael

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### License

* GPL-2.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 23 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 23 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/gael-legoff/ssmtp-gael/issues](https://github.com/gael-legoff/ssmtp-gael/issues "https://github.com/gael-legoff/ssmtp-gael/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ssmtp-gael/opensuse#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install ssmtp-gael

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install ssmtp-gael

To install ssmtp-gael, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ssmtp-gael
```

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