How To Install python-spf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spf on Debian 9. python-spf is sender policy framework (SPF) module for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spf on Debian 9.

What is python-spf

python-spf is:

This module provides SPF (Sender Policy Framework) for Python. It is RFC 7208 compliant.

For more information about SPF see http://www.openspf.org/

There are three methods to install python-spf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-spf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-spf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-spf

Install python-spf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-spf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-spf

Install python-spf 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-spf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-spf

How To Uninstall python-spf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-spf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-spf

Uninstall python-spf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-spf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spf

Remove python-spf Configurations and Data

To remove python-spf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-spf

Remove python-spf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-spf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-spf

Dependencies

python-spf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.