How To Install smtpprox-loopprevent on Debian 10

Learn how to install smtpprox-loopprevent on Debian 10 with this tutorial. smtpprox-loopprevent is Transparent SMTP proxy to prevent mail forwarding loops

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smtpprox-loopprevent on Debian 10.

What is smtpprox-loopprevent

smtpprox-loopprevent is:

smtpprox-loopprevent is a transparent SMTP proxy which rejects a message if any of the recipient addresses match a Delivered-To header.

It was written to be used as a Postfix before-queue filter.

There are three methods to install smtpprox-loopprevent on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install smtpprox-loopprevent Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smtpprox-loopprevent

Install smtpprox-loopprevent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smtpprox-loopprevent

Install smtpprox-loopprevent 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 smtpprox-loopprevent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smtpprox-loopprevent

How To Uninstall smtpprox-loopprevent on Debian 10

To uninstall only the smtpprox-loopprevent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove smtpprox-loopprevent

Uninstall smtpprox-loopprevent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall smtpprox-loopprevent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smtpprox-loopprevent

Remove smtpprox-loopprevent Configurations and Data

To remove smtpprox-loopprevent configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smtpprox-loopprevent

Remove smtpprox-loopprevent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smtpprox-loopprevent

Dependencies

smtpprox-loopprevent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install smtpprox-loopprevent package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.