How To Install spambayes on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spambayes on Debian 9.
What is spambayes
spambayes is:
SpamBayes uses a different set of algorithm to most statistical spam filters, which enables to dramatically lower the number of legitimate mail classified as spam, through the introduction of an ‘unsure’ category.
SpamBayes can be used as a POP3 or an IMAP proxy, as well as a simple mail filter for use with procmail.
There are three methods to install spambayes 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 spambayes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spambayes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spambayes
Install spambayes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spambayes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spambayes
Install spambayes 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 spambayes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spambayes
How To Uninstall spambayes on Debian 9
To uninstall only the spambayes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spambayes
Uninstall spambayes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spambayes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spambayes
Remove spambayes Configurations and Data
To remove spambayes configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spambayes
Remove spambayes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spambayes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spambayes
Dependencies
spambayes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spambayes package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
