How To Install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
opensmtpd-filter-rspamd is:
This filter implements the Rspamd protocol and allows OpenSMTPD to request an Rspamd analysis of an SMTP transaction before a message is committed to queue.
The filter currently supports:
- greylisting
- adding X-Spam related headers to a message
- rewriting Subject headers
- DKIM-signing messages
- using Rspamd-provided SMTP replies
- allowing Rspamd to add and remove headers
There are three methods to install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
Install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
Install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
How To Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-rspamd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the opensmtpd-filter-rspamd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-rspamd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensmtpd-filter-rspamd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
Remove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd Configurations and Data
To remove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
Remove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensmtpd-filter-rspamd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensmtpd-filter-rspamd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-rspamd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
