How To Install amavis on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis on CentOS 7. amavis is Email filter with virus scanner and spamassassin support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis on CentOS 7.

What is amavis

amavis is a high-performance and reliable interface between mailer (MTA) and one or more content checkers Mail high reliability, portability and maintainability. It talks to MTA via (E)SMTP or LMTP, or by using helper programs. No timing gaps exist in the design which could cause a mail loss.

We can use yum or dnf to install amavis on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install amavis.

Install amavis on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install amavis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install amavis

Install amavis on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install amavis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install amavis

How To Uninstall amavis on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the amavis package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove amavis

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.